People group profile · PG048797
The Eastern Tamang of Bhutan
The Eastern Tamang of Bhutan, numbering about 5,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group indigenous to Nepal, Southern Bhutan, and North India.
They are a diaspora people in the South Himalayan people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Eastern Tamang.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 5,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Himalayan
- Primary language
- Eastern Tamang (taj)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- 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
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Tamang 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Tamang
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
94% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Tamang · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Eastern Tamang
Gospel resources in Eastern Tamang
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Tamang
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Eastern Tamang in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Tamang | Nepal | 1,655,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Eastern Tamang | India | 286,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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