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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lotha Naga of India

The Lotha Naga of India, numbering approximately 237,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Naga group of Nagaland who call themselves Kyon, meaning man, tracing common ancestry with the Sema, Rengma, and Angami. Slash-and-burn cultivation remains primary, supplemented by weaving, pottery, and basketry. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Lotha Naga is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Naga, Lotha

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tangsa Naga
Primary Language(s): Lotha Naga (njh)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 237,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG041755
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

67%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lotha Naga
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Naga, Lotha Speakers

Media Resources in Lotha Naga:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Lotha Naga:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lotha Naga 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 Lotha Naga:
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 Lotha Naga of India

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.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Naga, Lotha Across Countries (ROP3 - 112783) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Lotha NagaPG041755Lotha NagaIndia237,000No Longer UnreachedLotha NagaProtestantism

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