Vlax Romani of Pakistan (PGID: PG006322)

The Vlax Romani of Pakistan

The Vlax Romani of Pakistan, numbering approximately 24,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a major branch of the Romani people whose historical development was associated with the Romanian regions of Wallachia and Moldavia. Vlax Romani are distinguished from other Romani groups by language, cultural traditions, and historical experiences. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Vlax Romani is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Vlax Romani (rmy)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 24,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006322
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%

Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vlax Romani
Language Family: Indo-European

64%

Romani, Vlax Speakers

Media Resources in Vlax Romani:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
JESUS	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Vlax Romani:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Chilean Vlax Version		✓	✓
2020 Pioneer Bible Translators & Bible Translators of Ukraine	✓	✓	✓

2 entries

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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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.
John 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.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Luke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Roma, Vlach Across Countries (ROP3 - 108394) reported in the following countries:

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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14 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion ▼
PG000702	Vlax Romani	Albania	7,800	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Unaffiliated
PG039298	Vlax Romani	Bosnia and Herzegovina	299,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Sunni Islam
PG048011	Vlax Romani	Kosovo	26,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gheg Albanian	Sunni Islam
PG000068	Vlax Romani	Belgium	13,000	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000176	Vlax Romani	France	12,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000265	Vlax Romani	Germany	140,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sinte Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG000565	Vlax Romani	Sweden	50,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG016290	Vlax Romani	Colombia	42,000	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG017174	Vlax Romani	Brazil	354,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG017346	Vlax Romani	Argentina	61,500	No Longer Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG043610	Vlax Romani	United States	3,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Roman Catholicism
PG006322	Vlax Romani	Pakistan	24,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Folk Islam
PG042649	Vlax Romani	Algeria	4,800	Unengaged and Unreached	Vlax Romani	Folk Islam
PG015529	Vlax Romani	South Africa	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Vlax Romani	Ethnoreligion

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