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The Baragaunle of Nepal

The Baragaunle of Nepal, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Nepal, living in Baragaun, the area between Lo (Mustang) in the north and Panchgaun and Thak in the south. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Loke is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Baragaunle

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Loke (loy)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006175

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Loke
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Lhowa Speakers

Media Resources in Loke:

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Bible Resources in Loke:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Baragaunle 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 Baragaunle:
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 Baragaunle of Nepal

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Baragaunle Across Countries (ROP3 - 101034) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BaragaunlePG006175BaragaunleNepal3,300Engaged yet UnreachedLokeTibetan Buddhism

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