The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar

The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group inhabiting the Indo-Myanmar border area that includes parts of Manipur in northeast India Sagaing in northwest Myanmar and can also be known as Tangkhul Naga. They are an Indigenous people, in the Tangsa Naga people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Naga, Tangkhul (India).

Tangkhul Naga in Myanmar photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Tangsa Naga
Primary Language(s): Naga, Tangkhul (India) (nmf)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046358
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Naga, Tangkhul (India)
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Naga, Tangkhul (India) Speakers

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Next steps for the Tangkhul Naga

The Tangkhul Naga are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Tangkhul Naga

The Tangkhul Naga 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.

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

Next steps for the Tangkhul Naga

The Tangkhul Naga are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar

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Naga, Tangkhul (ROP3 - 113738) reported in the following countries:

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