• PEOPLE NAME: LHOMI OF NEPAL

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PEID: 6248

ROP: 114165

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Lhomi - (lhm)

Alternate Name(s): Kar Bhote, Kath Bhote, Lhoket, Kar Bhote, Shing Saapa

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Nepal

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Population: 6,900

Global Population: 6,900


PEID: 6248

ROP: 114165

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Lhomi of Nepal, numbering 6,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Lhomi. The primary religion practiced by the Lhomi is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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