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The Chepang of Nepal

The Chepang of Nepal, numbering approximately 69,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burman people of central Nepal's Mahabharat range, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters whose name combines che, meaning dog, and pang, meaning arrow, who are reclaiming their original identity after King Birendra renamed them Praja in 1977. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Chepang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Chepang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Chepang (cdm)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 69,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006189
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

70%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chepang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

71%
%
Chepang Speakers

Media Resources in Chepang:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Chepang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chepang are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Chepang:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Chepang of Nepal

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Chepang Across Countries (ROP3 - 102072) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
ChepangPG006189ChepangNepal69,500No Longer UnreachedChepangFolk Hinduism

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