People group profile · PG048678
The Muirin Dargin of the Russian Federation
The Muirin Dargin of the Russian Federation, numbering about 39,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Dargin subgroup centered on the Muiri area of central Dagestan, sharing the broader Dargin cultural heritage while maintaining a distinct local identity and speech variety.
They are an indigenous people in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Dargwa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 39,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Caucasus
- Primary language
- Dargwa (dar)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Location
- most live in rural villages near the coast of the western Caspian Sea
Where they live
Gospel status
The Muirin Dargin are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Muirin Dargin
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Dargwa · Nakh-Daghestanian family
100% speak Dargwa
Gospel resources in Dargwa
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dargin)
Bibles
- 2013 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Muirin Dargin
- 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.
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