The Tangchangya of Bangladesh

The Tangchangya of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 34,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts who trace their heritage to migrations from the Arakan region and maintain a distinct Tanchangya identity closely related to, but separate from, the neighboring Chakma They are an Indigenous people, with Tangchangya as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Tangchangya is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: South Asian Buddhist
Primary Language(s): Tangchangya (tnv)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 34,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001212
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

80%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tangchangya
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Tangchangya Speakers

Media Resources in Tangchangya:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Tangchangya:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Tangchangya bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tangchangya are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tangchangya:
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

Pray specifically for the Tangchangya of Bangladesh

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
readColossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Tangchangya Across Countries (ROP3 - 109815) reported in the following countries:

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