• PEOPLE NAME: LUNAPE OF BHUTAN

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PEID: 48801

ROP: 115329

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: South Asian Buddhist

Language: Lunanakha - (luk)

Alternate Name(s): Lunanakha

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Lamaism

Country: Bhutan

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Population: 850

Global Population: 850


PEID: 48801

ROP: 115329

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Lunape of Bhutan, numbering 850, are Unengaged and 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 Bhutan. Their primary language is Lunanakha. The primary religion practiced by the Lunape is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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