• PEOPLE NAME: APATANI OF INDIA

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Apatani - (apt)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

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Population: 39,500

Global Population: 39,500


PEID: 42047

ROP: 111338

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Apatani of India, numbering 39,500, 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 India. Their primary language is Apatani. The primary religion practiced by the Apatani is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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