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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Darang Deng of China

The Darang Deng of China, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small, indigenous ethnolinguistic people of southeastern Tibet (China) who belong to the broader Deng / Mishmi cultural complex that spans China, India, and Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Digaro-Mishmi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Darang Deng

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Digaro-Mishmi (mhu)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006721
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

86%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Digaro-Mishmi
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Digaro-Mishmi Speakers

Media Resources in Digaro-Mishmi:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Digaro-Mishmi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe India Version✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Digaro-Mishmi bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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

Next steps for the Darang Deng:
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Pray specifically for the Darang Deng of China

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that they will receive the Word of God as a lamp to their feet and commit their ways to Him.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

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.

Deng, Darang Across Countries (ROP3 - 114035) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Darang DengPG006721Darang DengChina12,500Unengaged and UnreachedDigaro-MishmiChinese Folk Religion

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

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