• PEOPLE NAME: LIMBU OF NEPAL

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PEID: 6249

ROP: 114697

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Limbu - (lif)

Alternate Name(s): Yakthung Pan, Yakthung Pan

Primary Religion: Other - Kirati

Country: Nepal

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Population: 591,000

Global Population: 591,000


PEID: 6249

ROP: 114697

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Limbu of Nepal, numbering 591,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South Himalayan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Limbu. The primary religion practiced by the Limbu is Kirati, a form of Shamanism practiced primarily by the Kirat or Kiranti people of the Himilayas.


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