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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tabasaran of Russian Federation

The Tabasaran of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 132,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Russia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tabassaran is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Tabassaran (tab)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 132,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024479
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tabassaran
Language Family: Nakh-Daghestanian

97%
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Tabasaran Speakers

Media Resources in Tabassaran:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Tabassaran:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Tabassaran bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tabasaran 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 Tabasaran:
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 Tabasaran of Russian Federation

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

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

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

Tabasaran Across Countries (ROP3 - 109671) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TabasaranPG024479TabasaranRussian Federation132,000Engaged yet UnreachedTabassaranSunni Islam

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