• PEOPLE NAME: MAKALU SHERPA OF NEPAL


PEID: 50400

ROP: 119380

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Sherpa - (xsr)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Nepal

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Population: 1,500

Global Population: 1,500


PEID: 50400

ROP: 119380

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Makalu Sherpa of Nepal, numbering 1,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Sherpa. The primary religion practiced by the Makalu Sherpa is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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