Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Kagate - (syw)

Alternate Name(s): Shuba, Shyuba, Syuba, Kagate Bhote (pej.)

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Lamaism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 1,600

Global Population: 1,600

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Syuba of Nepal, numbering 1,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Kagate. The primary religion practiced by the Syuba is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.

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