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The Sajalong of India

The Sajalong of India, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Scheduled Tribe of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, also called Miji, believed linked to the historic Ahom kings of Assam. Shifting cultivation remains primary, supplemented by hunting. They mostly adhere to Animism and Sajalong is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: South Asian Tribal
Primary Language(s): Sajalong (sjl)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049709

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sajalong
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Miji Speakers

Media Resources in Sajalong:

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Bible Resources in Sajalong:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sajalong 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 Sajalong:
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 Sajalong of India

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Sajalong Across Countries (ROP3 - 112982) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SajalongPG049709SajalongIndia7,000No Longer UnreachedSajalongAnimism

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