• PEOPLE NAME: DZALAKHA OF BHUTAN

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PEID: 1223

ROP: 114868

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Dzalakha - (dzl)

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Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

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Population: 28,000

Global Population: 28,000


PEID: 1223

ROP: 114868

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Dzalakha of Bhutan, numbering 28,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Bhutan. Their primary language is Dzalakha. The primary religion practiced by the Dzalakha is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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