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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Riang of India

The Riang of India, numbering approximately 245,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a tribal community of Mizoram, Tripura, and Assam also known as Tuikuk in Mizoram. The Riang are organized into two major clans each with six subclans, practicing slash-and-burn agriculture. They mostly adhere to Folk Hinduism and Riang (India) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Riang (India) (ria)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Hinduism
Population: 245,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041685
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

82%
%
Folk Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Riang (India)
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Riang Speakers

Media Resources in Riang (India):

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Bible Resources in Riang (India):

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Riang are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Riang:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Riang of India

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
readIsaiah 41:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not fear, for the Lord is with them, and He will strengthen, help, and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Riang Across Countries (ROP3 - 108370) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
RiangPG041685RiangIndia245,000No Longer UnreachedRiang (India)Folk Hinduism
RiangPG001200RiangBangladesh700No Longer UnreachedRiang (India)Protestantism

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