Vlax Romani of Germany (PGID: PG000265)

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The Vlax Romani of Germany

The Vlax Romani of Germany, numbering approximately 140,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a major branch of the Romani people whose historical development was associated with the Romanian regions of Wallachia and Moldavia. Vlax Romani are distinguished from other Romani groups by language, cultural traditions, and historical experiences. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Sinte Romani is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Germany
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Sinte Romani (rmo)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 140,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000265
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%

Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sinte Romani
Language Family: Indo-European

50%

Romani, Sinte Speakers

Media Resources in Sinte Romani:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Sinte Romani:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Romanes Arbeit Marburg	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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John 3:18

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Hebrews 10:35

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2 Corinthians 3:16

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Roma, Vlach Across Countries (ROP3 - 108394) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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14 people groups

People Group ID	Name ▼	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000068	Vlax Romani	Belgium	13,000	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000176	Vlax Romani	France	12,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000265	Vlax Romani	Germany	140,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sinte Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000565	Vlax Romani	Sweden	50,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000702	Vlax Romani	Albania	7,800	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Unaffiliated
PG006322	Vlax Romani	Pakistan	24,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Folk Islam
PG015529	Vlax Romani	South Africa	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Ethnoreligion
PG016290	Vlax Romani	Colombia	42,000	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG017174	Vlax Romani	Brazil	354,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG017346	Vlax Romani	Argentina	61,500	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG039298	Vlax Romani	Bosnia and Herzegovina	299,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Sunni Islam
PG042649	Vlax Romani	Algeria	4,800	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Folk Islam
PG043610	Vlax Romani	United States	3,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG048011	Vlax Romani	Kosovo	26,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Sunni Islam

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