Dangarik in Pakistan

The Dangarik have only been reported in Pakistan
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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Introduction / History

The Dangariks are one of the Pashtun tribes who live in the southern Chitral section of Pakistan's northwestern province called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They have their own language called Palula.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Dangariks are livestock herders. They also raise chickens. They do not have regular access to clean water or electricity. Their lives are simple, and most have a short life expectancy. Most likely they have to deal with armed gunmen and danger because of the part of northern Pakistan where they live.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Dangarik people were converted to Islam from Hinduism long ago. However, like most Islamic tribal people in South Asia, their form of Islam is not orthodox. They might pray five times a day facing Mecca, but they don't always put their faith in Allah, the Supreme God in Islam. Instead, there are many superstitions and spirit beings that they rely on for their daily needs. As Pashtuns they have their own code of honor that supersedes their adherence to Islam.


What Are Their Needs?

They need adequate water for their herds. These are people who live without adequate education, medical care or clean water. But most of all, they need a savior who will provide them with abundant life.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to provide them with an abundant harvest this year as a testimony of his goodness and power.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give the Dangarik people teachable and understanding hearts.
Pray that a strong movement of the Holy Spirit will bring entire Dangarik families into a rich experience of God's blessing.
Pray for Dangarik families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness, and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.
Pray for the Lord to open the hearts of Dangarik family leaders to experience God's blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.


Scripture Prayers for the Dangarik in Pakistan.


References

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dangarik
https://www.jatland.com/home/Dangarik


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Dangarik
People Name in Country Dangarik
Alternate Names दांगरिक
Population this Country 24,000
Population all Countries 24,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 19480
ROP3 Code 115618
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 1
  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 24,000
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest Pakistan census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Palula (14,000 speakers)
Language Code phl   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 11
Secondary Languages
Khowar
2,700
Kateviri
2,400
Kalasha
1,600
Hindko, Southern
900
Saraiki
700
Komviri
600
Urdu
500
Pashto, Northern
400
Hindko, Northern
100
Pashto, Central
50
Primary Language Palula (14,000 speakers)
Language Code phl   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 11
Secondary Languages
  Khowar 2,700
  Kateviri 2,400
  Kalasha 1,600
  Hindko, Southern 900
  Saraiki 700
  Komviri 600
  Urdu 500
  Pashto, Northern 400
  Hindko, Northern 100
  Pashto, Central 50
People Groups Speaking Palula

Primary Language:  Palula

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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