Kyrgyz of Tajikistan (PGID: PG024509)

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The Kyrgyz of Tajikistan

The Kyrgyz of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 136,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily associated with Kyrgyzstan, but also found in neighboring countries. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kirghiz is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Kyrgyz
Primary Language(s): Kirghiz (kir)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 136,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024509
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kirghiz
Language Family: Turkic

100%

Kyrgyz Speakers

Media Resources in Kirghiz:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kirghiz:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2005 Bible Society in Kazakhstan	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kirghiz bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kyrgyz 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 Kyrgyz:

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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 Kyrgyz of Tajikistan

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
Psalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
John 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Kyrgyz Across Countries (ROP3 - 105550) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index ▲	Language	Religion
PG001248	Kyrgyz	China	197,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kirghiz	Folk Islam
PG047261	Kyrgyz	United States	30,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG047417	Kyrgyz	Canada	1,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG050666	Kyrgyz	Germany	14,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG023963	Kyrgyz	Afghanistan	1,300	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG024279	Kyrgyz	Kazakhstan	14,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Folk Islam
PG024357	Kyrgyz	Kyrgyzstan	6,080,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG024509	Kyrgyz	Tajikistan	136,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG024565	Kyrgyz	Turkiye	1,800	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam
PG024682	Kyrgyz	Uzbekistan	321,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirghiz	Sunni Islam

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