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The Kanauri of Pakistan

The Kanauri of Pakistan, numbering approximately 7,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a tribal Tibetan ethnic group indigenous to the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Kinnauri is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Kinnauri (kfk)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 7,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006365

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

40%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kinnauri
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

64%
%
Kinnauri Speakers

Media Resources in Kinnauri:

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Bible Resources in Kinnauri:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Kanauri:
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Pray specifically for the Kanauri of Pakistan

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Kanauri Across Countries (ROP3 - 104558) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KanauraPG041792KanauraIndia92,000Engaged yet UnreachedKinnauriFolk Hinduism
KanauriPG006365KanauriPakistan7,500Unengaged and UnreachedKinnauriHinduism

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