People group profile · PG046358
The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar
The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar, numbering about 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group inhabiting the Indo-Myanmar border area that includes parts of Manipur in northeast India Sagaing in northwest Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Tangkhul Naga (India).
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 17,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Tangkhul Naga (India) (nmf)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tangkhul Naga are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tangkhul Naga
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Primary language
Tangkhul Naga (India) · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Tangkhul Naga (India)
Gospel resources in Tangkhul Naga (India)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Naga, Tangkhul)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tangkhul Naga
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Naga, Tangkhul in other countries
The same people (ROP3 113738) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangkhul | India | 217,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tangkhul Naga | United States | 100 | No Longer Unreached |
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