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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nupbi of Bhutan

The Nupbi of Bhutan, numbering approximately 3,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a small East Bodish-speaking community of Trongsa District in central Bhutan, linguistically close to the neighboring Bumthang, Kurtop and Kheng peoples and practicing Tibetan Buddhism They are an Indigenous people, with Nupbi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bhutanese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Nupbikha is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Nupbi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Bhutan
People Cluster: Bhutanese
Primary Language(s): Nupbikha (npb)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 3,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048798
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nupbikha
Language Family: Bookkeeping

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Nupbikha Speakers

Media Resources in Nupbikha:

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Bible Resources in Nupbikha:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nupbi 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 Nupbi:
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 Nupbi of Bhutan

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
readPsalm 119:9

Pray that as young men place their faith in Jesus, they will walk in purity and live according to God's Word.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Nupbi Across Countries (ROP3 - 115325) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NupbiPG048798NupbiBhutan3,100Engaged yet UnreachedNupbikhaTibetan Buddhism

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