Tamang in India
Population
291,000
Christian
Evangelical
Main Language
Progress
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| People Name General | Tamang |
| People Name in Country | Tamang |
| Population in India | 291,000 |
| World Population | 1,779,900 |
| Total Countries | 4 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Least-Reached | No |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| GSEC | 3 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Alternate Names | Eastern Tamang, Ishang, Lama, Murmi, Nishang, Nishung, Tamanglama, तमंग |
| People ID | 18212 |
| ROP3 Code | 102861 |
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | South Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 17 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total States on file: | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest States (only 20 largest shown) |
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| Country | India |
| Region | South Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| Persecution Rank | 17 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States on file: | 21 (only 20 largest shown) |
| West Bengal (207,000) | Assam (40,000) |
| Sikkim (36,000) | Himachal Pradesh (2,400) |
| Arunachal Pradesh (2,100) | Manipur (600) |
| Uttar Pradesh (500) | Uttarakhand (400) |
| Meghalaya (400) | Madhya Pradesh (300) |
| Maharashtra (100) | Jharkhand (100) |
| Telangana (40) | Punjab (30) |
| Gujarat (30) | Chandigarh (30) |
| Karnataka (20) | Delhi (20) |
| Bihar (10) | Andhra Pradesh (10) |
| Primary Language: | Tamang, Eastern (160,000 speakers) People group listing | |||
| Language Code: | taj Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Written: | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages: | 4 | |||
| Secondary Languages: |
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| Primary Language: | Tamang, Eastern (160,000 speakers) People group listing |
| Language Code: | taj Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages: | 4 |
| Secondary Languages: | |
| Nepali (117,000) | Bengali (1,400) |
| Hindi (300) | |
| Primary Language: | Tamang, Eastern |
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | Yes (2005) |
| New Testament | Yes (2011) |
| Complete Bible | No |
| Audio Bible | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles |
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| Amazon |
| Forum of Bible Agencies |
| Gospel Go |
| World Bible Finder |
| World Bibles |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Tamang, Eastern |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: परमेश्वरला बचन छार कबुल |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
32.76 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
8.54 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
58.70 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
Unknown
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| Independent |
Unknown
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| Orthodox |
Unknown
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| Other Christian |
Unknown
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| Protestant |
Unknown
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| Roman Catholic |
Unknown
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| Photo Source: | Kerry Olson |
| Map Source: | Omid / Joshua Project / Global Mapping Intl |
| Data Sources: | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |