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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Eastern Tamang of Nepal

The Eastern Tamang of Nepal, numbering approximately 1,655,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group indigenous to Nepal, Southern Bhutan, and North India. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Eastern Tamang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Eastern Tamang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Himalayan
Primary Language(s): Eastern Tamang (taj)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 1,655,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006209
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

90%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Tamang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

80%
%
Tamang, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Tamang:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Eastern Tamang:

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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Tamang 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 Eastern Tamang:
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 Eastern Tamang of Nepal

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Tamang, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 102861) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern TamangPG006209Eastern TamangNepal1,655,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism
Eastern TamangPG041545Eastern TamangIndia286,000Engaged yet UnreachedSikkimeseHinduism
Eastern TamangPG048797Eastern TamangBhutan5,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism

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