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The Khampti of India

The Khampti of India, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Tai people of Arunachal Pradesh's Namsai district whose name means land full of gold, having migrated from Yunnan through Myanmar's Putao area to northeast India from the mid-1700s, devout followers of Theravada Buddhism. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Khamti is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Shan
Primary Language(s): Khamti (kht)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049619
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

70%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khamti
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Khamti Speakers

Media Resources in Khamti:

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Bible Resources in Khamti:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Khampti 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 Khampti:
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 Khampti of India

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Khamti Shan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104896) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tai KhamtiPG009452Tai KhamtiMyanmar200,000Engaged yet UnreachedKhamtiTheravada Buddhism
KhamptiPG049619KhamptiIndia21,500No Longer UnreachedKhamtiTheravada Buddhism

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