Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: South Asian Buddhist

Language: Jirel - (jul)

Alternate Name(s): Ziral, Jiri, Jirial

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 6,100

Global Population: 6,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Jirel of Nepal, numbering 6,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South Asian Buddhist people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Jirel. The primary religion practiced by the Jirel is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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