Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Chhiling - (cur)

Alternate Name(s): Chulung, Chhilling, Chhilling, Chholung

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 1,700

Global Population: 1,700

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Chhulung of Nepal, numbering 1,700, 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 Chhiling. The primary religion practiced by the Chhulung is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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