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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Vaiphui of India

The Vaiphui of India, numbering approximately 57,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Scheduled Tribe of southern Manipur, also called Kuki by the neighboring Meitei, tracing origin to the Chin Hills' Tan valley. Cultivation remains primary, and most have embraced Christianity They are an Indigenous people, with Vaiphei as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Kuki-Chin (Zo) people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Vaiphei.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Vaiphei (vap)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 57,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG042060
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vaiphei
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Vaiphei Speakers

Media Resources in Vaiphei:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Vaiphei:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Vaiphui are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Vaiphui:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Vaiphui of India

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Vaiphei Across Countries (ROP3 - 113836) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VaiphuiPG042060VaiphuiIndia57,000No Longer UnreachedVaipheiProtestantism

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