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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Galle Gurung of Nepal

The Galle Gurung of Nepal, numbering approximately 35,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a language of Nepal, Gandaki zone: Gorkha District, hills sount of Macha Khola. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Southern Ghale is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Galle Gurung

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Southern Ghale (ghe)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 35,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006211
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

94%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Ghale
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Ghale, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Ghale:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Southern Ghale:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Galle Gurung are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Galle Gurung:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Galle Gurung of Nepal

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Galle Gurung Across Countries (ROP3 - 103163) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Galle GurungPG006211Galle GurungNepal35,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern GhaleHinduism

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