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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Khakas of Russian Federation

The Khakas of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 73,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Turkic-speaking indigenous people of southern Siberia, concentrated in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia. They speak the Khakas language and are one of the historic native peoples of the upper Yenisei River region They are an Indigenous people, with Khakas as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Ural-Siberian people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They primarily speak Khakas.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Khakas (kjh)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 73,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000962
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khakas
Language Family: Turkic

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Khakas Speakers

Media Resources in Khakas:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Khakas:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1995, 1999, 2004, Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Khakas bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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

Next steps for the Khakas:
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Pray specifically for the Khakas of Russian Federation

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Khakas Across Countries (ROP3 - 114135) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KhakasPG000962KhakasRussian Federation73,000Unengaged and UnreachedKhakasEastern Orthodox Christianity

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