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The Manangi of Nepal

The Manangi of Nepal, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Manangba is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Himalayan
Primary Language(s): Manangba (nmm)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006271

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Pray for the Manangi of Nepal

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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: Manangba
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

71%
%
Nyeshangte Speakers

Media Resources in Manangba:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Manangba:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Manangba bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Manangi 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 Manangi:
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 Manangi of Nepal

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
readPsalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Manang Across Countries (ROP3 - 112843) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
ManangiPG006271ManangiNepal7,000Engaged yet UnreachedManangbaTibetan Buddhism

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