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The Brokpa of Bhutan

The Brokpa of Bhutan, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a semi-nomadic yak-herding people of Merak and Sakteng in eastern Bhutan's Trashigang district, whose oral traditions trace their ancestry to Tibet's Tshona area and who are set apart from neighboring Sharchop by a distinct Tibetic language and dress. They mostly adhere to Folk Buddhism and Brokpake is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Brokpa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Bhutan
People Cluster: Bhutanese
Primary Language(s): Brokpake (sgt)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Buddhism
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048795
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

100%
%
Folk Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Brokpake
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

75%
%
Brokpake Speakers

Media Resources in Brokpake:

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Bible Resources in Brokpake:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Brokpa 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 Brokpa:
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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 Brokpa of Bhutan

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
readPsalm 65:9

Give thanks for God's provision in nature, and pray that those who don't know Him will recognize His hand, desire to know their Creator, and hear the truth that Jesus is the solution to the world's greatest need.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Brokpa Across Countries (ROP3 - 102397) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BrokpaPG048795BrokpaBhutan7,000Engaged yet UnreachedBrokpakeFolk Buddhism

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