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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dargins of Kyrgyzstan

The Dargins of Kyrgyzstan, numbering approximately 1,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Northeast Caucasian people indigenous to central Dagestan in Russia. They share related Dargin languages, a common mountain homeland, and a cultural heritage shaped by village life, traditional crafts, and Sunni Islam They are an Diaspora people, with Dargin (Dargwa) 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 Dargwa.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kyrgyzstan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Dargwa (dar)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024346
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dargwa
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

100%
%
Dargwa Speakers

Media Resources in Dargwa:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Dargwa:

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1 entry

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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

Next steps for the Dargins:
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Pray specifically for the Dargins of Kyrgyzstan

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

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.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Dargin Across Countries (ROP3 - 102454) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DarginsPG024671DarginsUzbekistan3,800Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginsPG024614DarginsTurkmenistan3,000Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginPG024437DarginRussian Federation420,000Engaged yet UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam
DarginsPG024346DarginsKyrgyzstan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedDargwaSunni Islam

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