• PEOPLE NAME: SIKKIMESE BHOTIA OF BHUTAN

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PEID: 42386

ROP: 111608

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Sikkimese - (sip)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

Also found in: India; Nepal

Population: 4,500

Global Population: 291,500


PEID: 42386

ROP: 111608

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Sikkimese Bhotia of Bhutan, numbering 4,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 291,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Sikkimese. The primary religion practiced by the Sikkimese Bhotia is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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