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The Goans of Pakistan

The Goans of Pakistan, numbering approximately 81,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, and Austro-Asiatic ethnic groups who trace their ancestry to the Indian state of Goa during the time when Goa was an overseas province of Portugal. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Goan Konkani is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Pakistan
People Cluster: Marathi-Konkani
Primary Language(s): Goan Konkani (gom)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 81,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006349
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

50%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Goan Konkani
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Konkani, Goan Speakers

Media Resources in Goan Konkani:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Goan Konkani:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Goan Konkani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Goans are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Goans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Goans of Pakistan

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Goan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104844) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GoansPG041474GoansIndia670,000No Longer UnreachedKonkani (individual language)Roman Catholicism
GoansPG006349GoansPakistan81,500No Longer UnreachedGoan KonkaniHinduism
GoansPG012241GoansUnited Arab Emirates75,000Engaged yet UnreachedGoan KonkaniHinduism
GoansPG015378GoansMozambique18,500Engaged yet UnreachedGoan KonkaniRoman Catholicism
GoansPG000635GoansUnited Kingdom12,000Engaged yet UnreachedGoan KonkaniRoman Catholicism
GoansPG050513GoansUnited States7,600Unengaged and UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
GoansPG050393GoansCanada5,300No Longer UnreachedGoan KonkaniRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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