Kazakh of Mongolia (PGID: PG007493)

The Kazakh of Mongolia

The Kazakh of Mongolia, numbering approximately 161,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic people of mixed steppe ancestry concentrated in Mongolia's Altai region, descended largely from 19th-century migrants, who preserve a distinct Kazakh identity within Mongolia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kazakh is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Mongolia
People Cluster: Kazakh
Primary Language(s): Kazakh (kaz)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 161,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007493
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kazakh
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Kazakh Speakers

Media Resources in Kazakh:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kazakh:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Kiyeli kitap 2010	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kazakh bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kazakh 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 Kazakh:

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Pray specifically for the Kazakh of Mongolia

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Ephesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Matthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Kazakh Across Countries (ROP3 - 104791) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language ▼	Religion
PG000247	Kazakh	Germany	40,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG000916	Kazakh	Russian Federation	807,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG007493	Kazakh	Mongolia	161,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024103	Kazakh	China	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024169	Kazakh	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024277	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	12,530,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024355	Kazakh	Kyrgyzstan	26,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024564	Kazakh	Turkiye	9,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024620	Kazakh	Turkmenistan	165,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG024681	Kazakh	Uzbekistan	905,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047197	Kazakh	United States	2,100	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam
PG047416	Kazakh	Canada	7,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Kazakh	Sunni Islam

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