People group profile · PG049568
The Naga Kacha of India
The Naga Kacha of India, numbering about 70,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Naga group of Tamenglong district in Manipur, also called Hamei, who trace origin to a cave near Maram Willong village. Shifting and wet cultivation remain primary, and some now worship the Christian Supreme Being Tingwang.
They are an indigenous people in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Zeme Naga.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 70,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Tangsa Naga
- Primary language
- Zeme Naga (nzm)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 75% or Greater
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Manipur: Tamenglong district
Where they live
Gospel status
The Naga Kacha are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Naga Kacha
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
87% adherents
Primary language
Zeme Naga · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Zeme Naga
Gospel resources in Zeme Naga
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Naga, Zeme)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Naga Kacha
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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