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The Galle Gurung of Nepal

The Galle Gurung of Nepal, numbering approximately 35,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a language of Nepal, Gandaki zone: Gorkha District, hills sount of Macha Khola. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Southern Ghale is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Southern Ghale (ghe)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 35,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006211
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

94%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Ghale
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Ghale, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Ghale:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Southern Ghale:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Southern Ghale bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Galle Gurung 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 Galle Gurung:
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 Galle Gurung of Nepal

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Galle Gurung Across Countries (ROP3 - 103163) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Galle GurungPG006211Galle GurungNepal35,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern GhaleHinduism

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