• PEOPLE NAME: SONHA OF NEPAL


PEID: 6294

ROP: 109411

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: OBC Hindu

Language: Sonha - (soi)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 18,500

Global Population: 18,500


PEID: 6294

ROP: 109411

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sonha of Nepal, numbering 18,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the OBC Hindu people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Sonha. The primary religion practiced by the Sonha is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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