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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yamphu Rai of Nepal

The Yamphu Rai of Nepal, numbering approximately 7,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal They are an Indigenous people, with Rai as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South Himalayan people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Yamphu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Himalayan
Primary Language(s): Yamphu (ybi)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 7,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006319
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

70%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yamphu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

71%
%
Yamphu Speakers

Media Resources in Yamphu:

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Bible Resources in Yamphu:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yamphu Rai 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 Yamphu Rai:
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 Yamphu Rai of Nepal

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Rai, Yamphu Across Countries (ROP3 - 110965) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yamphu RaiPG006319Yamphu RaiNepal7,400Engaged yet UnreachedYamphuHinduism

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