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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Newar of Nepal

The Newar of Nepal, numbering approximately 1,640,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal नेवार, नेवा They are an Indigenous people, with Newar / Newah as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism. They primarily speak Newar.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Newar (new)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,640,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006268
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Pray for the Newar of Nepal

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

84%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Newar
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

60%
%
Newar Speakers

Media Resources in Newar:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Newar:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1986 Nepal Bible Society✓
Newa Christian Literature Center✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Newar bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Newar 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 Newar:
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 Newar of Nepal

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Newar Across Countries (ROP3 - 107217) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NewarPG006268NewarNepal1,640,000Engaged yet UnreachedNewarHinduism
NewarPG041726NewarIndia233,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepaliHinduism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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