Lak in Russia


Population
Main Language
Lak
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

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Introduction

The traditional occupations of the Lak are agriculture and animal husbandry. From their homeland in western Russia (Dagestan) the Lak people grow and harvest wheat, olives, grapes, maize and vegetables in the lands that surround their villages. Starting in the 1990s, some of the urban Lak started coming to Jesus, and now there are a handful of Lak believers. The New Testament books of Mark and Luke were translated. After that, Bible work stalled because of a lack of team leadership. Outreach to the Lak must include furthering this translation project so they can have the Bible in their mother tongue.


Ministry Obstacles

Dagestan is extremely difficult for Christian workers to enter, and there is much resistance to the advance of the gospel in this area.


Outreach Ideas


Prayer Focus

There are very few believers among the Lak. Pray for the Lord to give them strength and courage to share the gospel with their Muslim neighbors. Pray for the few Lak believers to shine as bright lights in the midst of their families and clans. Pray for encouragement and success for a Lak Bible translation team. Ask the Lord to send loving workers to the Lak people. Pray that the Lord would raise up a growing church movement among the Lak of Dagestan.


Scripture Prayers for the Lak in Russia.


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People Name General Lak
People Name in Country Lak
Pronunciation lok
Alternate Names Kumux; Laki
Population this Country 173,000
Population all Countries 188,000
Total Countries 7
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 3
PeopleID3 12952
ROP3 Code 105583
Country Russia
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent Asia
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Dagestan Republic.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Russia
Region Europe, Eastern and Eurasia
Continent Asia
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Dagestan Republic..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Lak in Russia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.03 %)
0.03 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.97 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Lak
Language Code lbe   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Lak
Language Code lbe   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Lak
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Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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