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The Khamnigan Mongols of China

The Khamnigan Mongols of China, numbering approximately 2,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Khamnigan Mongol community of Hulunbuir descended from centuries of interaction with Evenki peoples, retaining a distinct Mongolic language and shamanist traditions. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Evenki is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Mongol, Khamnigan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Mongolian
Primary Language(s): Evenki (evn)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 2,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007313
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Evenki
Language Family: Tungusic

70%
%
Evenki Speakers

Media Resources in Evenki:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Evenki:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Evenki bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Khamnigan Mongols 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 Khamnigan Mongols:
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 Khamnigan Mongols of China

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
readPsalm 1:1-2

Pray that God will call out many sons and daughters from among them and give them a deep love for His Word.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

Mongol, Khamnigan Across Countries (ROP3 - 114226) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Khamnigan MongolsPG007313Khamnigan MongolsChina2,600Engaged yet UnreachedEvenkiChinese Folk Religion

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