Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Nyenkha - (neh)

Alternate Name(s): Mangsdekha, Mangdekha, Chutobikha, Mangdebikha, Nyenkha, Ngankha, Henkha

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Nyenpa of Bhutan, numbering 13,500, 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 Bhutan. Their primary language is Nyenkha. The primary religion practiced by the Nyenpa is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.

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