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The Dungans of Uzbekistan

The Dungans of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 1,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious people group indigenous to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Dungan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Chinese-Hui
Primary Language(s): Dungan (dng)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024672
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dungan
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

77%
%
Dungan Speakers

Media Resources in Dungan:

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Bible Resources in Dungan:

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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

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Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Dungan Across Countries (ROP3 - 103902) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
DungansPG024266DungansKazakhstan50,000Engaged yet UnreachedDunganSunni Islam
DungansPG024347DungansKyrgyzstan69,500Engaged yet UnreachedDunganSunni Islam
DungansPG024672DungansUzbekistan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedDunganSunni Islam

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