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The Eastern Tamang of Nepal

The Eastern Tamang of Nepal, numbering approximately 1,655,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group indigenous to Nepal, Southern Bhutan, and North India. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Eastern Tamang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Himalayan
Primary Language(s): Eastern Tamang (taj)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 1,655,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006209
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

90%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Tamang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

80%
%
Tamang, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Tamang:

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Bible Resources in Eastern Tamang:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Tamang 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 Eastern Tamang:
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 Eastern Tamang of Nepal

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Tamang, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 102861) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern TamangPG006209Eastern TamangNepal1,655,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism
Eastern TamangPG041545Eastern TamangIndia286,000Engaged yet UnreachedSikkimeseHinduism
Eastern TamangPG048797Eastern TamangBhutan5,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern TamangTibetan Buddhism

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