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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tsaatan of Mongolia

The Tsaatan of Mongolia, numbering approximately 350 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small Turkic speaking tribe of reindeer herders in remote northern Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Shamanism and Tuvinian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Tsaatan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Mongolia
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Tuvinian (tyv)
Primary Religion(s): Shamanism
Population: 350
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049989
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shamanism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Shamanism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuvinian
Language Family: Turkic

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Tuvan Speakers

Media Resources in Tuvinian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tuvinian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tuvinian bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Tsaatan:
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Pray specifically for the Tsaatan of Mongolia

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Tsaatan Across Countries (ROP3 - 115457) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
TsaatanPG049989TsaatanMongolia350Unengaged and UnreachedTuvinianShamanism

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