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The Cona Monba of China

The Cona Monba of China, numbering approximately 42,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a frontier people inhabiting the southern Tibetan cultural zone, who exhibit strong Tibetan cultural integration while maintaining a distinct ethnolinguistic identity aligned with the broader Monpa/Monba populations of the eastern Himalayas. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Tawang Monpa is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Monba, Cona

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Tawang Monpa (twm)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 42,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007308
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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: Tawang Monpa
Language Family: Bookkeeping

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Monpa, Tawang Speakers

Media Resources in Tawang Monpa:

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Bible Resources in Tawang Monpa:

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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): 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 Cona Monba:
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Pray specifically for the Cona Monba of China

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven"
readMatthew 9:14

Pray that those who are spiritually dead will recognize their need for spiritual nourishment and turn to the One who offers true fulfillment.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

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.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Monpa, Tawang Across Countries (ROP3 - 113801) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
MonpaPG041990MonpaIndia153,000No Longer UnreachedTawang MonpaTibetan Buddhism
Cona MonbaPG007308Cona MonbaChina42,000Unengaged and UnreachedTawang MonpaTibetan Buddhism

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