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The Gyasumdoba of Nepal

The Gyasumdoba of Nepal, numbering approximately 6,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous Tibetan-speaking community of Nepal's lower Manang district, centered in three villages and distinguished by the endangered Gyalsumdo language. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Gyalsumdo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gyasumdoba

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: South Asian Buddhist
Primary Language(s): Gyalsumdo (gyo)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 6,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG048533

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

91%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gyalsumdo
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

6%
%
Gyalsumdo Speakers

Media Resources in Gyalsumdo:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Gyalsumdo:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

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Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Gyalsumdo Across Countries (ROP3 - 116309) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GyasumdobaPG048533GyasumdobaNepal6,000Unengaged and UnreachedGyalsumdoTibetan Buddhism

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