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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lezghi of Kazakhstan

The Lezghi of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 6,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Lezgin community that preserves the language and cultural traditions of a Northeast Caucasian people indigenous to southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan They are an Diaspora people, with Lezgin / Lezghi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Lezghian.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Lezghian (lez)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 6,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024286
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lezghian
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

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Lezgi Speakers

Media Resources in Lezghian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lezghian:

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2018 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lezghian bible at Bible.com

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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

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Pray specifically for the Lezghi of Kazakhstan

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

Lezgin Across Countries (ROP3 - 105742) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LezghiPG024469LezghiRussian Federation474,000Engaged yet UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024076LezghiAzerbaijan441,000Engaged yet UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024626LezghiTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024286LezghiKazakhstan6,200Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam
LezghiPG024361LezghiKyrgyzstan1,300Unengaged and UnreachedLezghianSunni Islam

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

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