The Khamnigan Mongols of China

The Khamnigan Mongols of China, numbering approximately 2,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Khamnigan Mongol community of Hulunbuir descended from centuries of interaction with Evenki peoples, retaining a distinct Mongolic language and shamanist traditions. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Evenki is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Evenki (evn)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 2,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007313
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Evenki
Language Family: Tungusic

70%
%
Evenki Speakers

Media Resources in Evenki:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Evenki:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2002 Edition✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Evenki bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Khamnigan Mongols 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.

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readIsaiah 1:18

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Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
readPsalm 127:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will build their homes in the Lord and raise their children to know and honor Him.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

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Mongol, Khamnigan Across Countries (ROP3 - 114226) reported in the following countries:

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