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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sonha of Nepal

The Sonha of Nepal, numbering approximately 19,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal. They mostly adhere to Animism and Sonha is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Nepali-Pahari
Primary Language(s): Sonha (soi)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 19,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006294

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Pray for the Sonha of Nepal

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sonha
Language Family: Indo-European

71%
%
Sonha Speakers

Media Resources in Sonha:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Sonha:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Sonha bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sonha 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 Sonha:
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 Sonha of Nepal

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

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.

Sonha Across Countries (ROP3 - 109411) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
SonhaPG006294SonhaNepal19,500Engaged yet UnreachedSonhaAnimism

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