• PEOPLE NAME: TSAATAN OF MONGOLIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Turkic Peoples

People Cluster: Ural-Siberian

Language: Tuvan - (tyv)

Alternate Name(s): Dukha

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shamanism

Country: Mongolia

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Population: 325

Global Population: 325


PEID: 49989

ROP: 115457

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Tsaatan of Mongolia, numbering 325, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Ural-Siberian people cluster within the Turkic Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mongolia. Their primary language is Tuvan. The primary religion practiced by the Tsaatan is shamanism, a practice that involves reaching an altered state of consciousness in order to interact with the spirit world.


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