The Kulung of Nepal have their own language and culture. They live in the Solukhumbu district of Sagarmatha Zone in east Nepal. They are a part of the Kirat people. Some were in the British military in the two World Wars.
The Kulung are exogamous, permitting marriage outside of their group. They are not allowed to marry within five generations of the mothers and seven generations of the fathers. Some of them are Hindus, some Buddhists and others follow the Kiranti religion. They bury the dead.
The Kulung are difficult to get to due to lack of suitable roads and this could be an obstacle to the gospel. There is a lack of electricity, clean drinking water and a lack of health services.
The Kulung work in agriculture and grow maize and millet. They fish and hunt. There is a lack of food due to poor land growing conditions and they have to migrate to get agricultural work.
Some of them are Hindus, some Buddhists and others follow folk religion.
Pray that Nepalese Christians will help lead the Kulung to Jesus Christ.
Pray that their material needs will be met too.
Scripture Prayers for the Kulung in Nepal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kulung people
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Kulung |
People Name in Country | Kulung |
Pronunciation |
koo-LOONG
|
Alternate Names | कुलुंग |
Population this Country | 32,000 |
Population all Countries | 32,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 20745 |
ROP3 Code | 105381 |
ROP25 Code | 306897 |
ROP25 Name | Rai |
Country | Nepal | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||||||
Total States on file | 5 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Country | Nepal |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Total States | 5 |
Kosi 20,000 | |
Sagarmatha 11,000 | |
Mechi 1,000 | |
Bagmati 300 | |
Dhaulagiri 10 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Other / Small |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
14.06 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.29 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
23.88 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
61.77 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest Nepal census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Kulung (27,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | kle Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Kulung (27,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kle Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Nepali 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Kulung |
Primary Language: Kulung
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1976) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2016) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (2023) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Photo Source | Sikkimonline - Wikipedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |