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The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar

The Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group inhabiting the Indo-Myanmar border area that includes parts of Manipur in northeast India Sagaing in northwest Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tangkhul Naga (India) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Naga, Tangkhul

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Tangsa Naga
Primary Language(s): Tangkhul Naga (India) (nmf)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046358
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tangkhul Naga (India)
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Naga, Tangkhul (India) Speakers

Media Resources in Tangkhul Naga (India):

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Bible Resources in Tangkhul Naga (India):

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tangkhul Naga 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 Tangkhul Naga:
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 Tangkhul Naga of Myanmar

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that God will remove obstacles to the gospel so that many will see the hope He offers through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, and be transformed from being enemies to being His friends.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Naga, Tangkhul Across Countries (ROP3 - 113738) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TangkhulPG041697TangkhulIndia217,000No Longer UnreachedTangkhul Naga (India)Protestantism
Tangkhul NagaPG046358Tangkhul NagaMyanmar17,000Engaged yet UnreachedTangkhul Naga (India)Ethnoreligion
Tangkhul NagaPG050369Tangkhul NagaUnited States100No Longer UnreachedTangkhul Naga (India)Protestantism

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