• PEOPLE NAME: LAKHA OF BHUTAN

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PEID: 48793

ROP: 115327

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Lakha - (lkh)

Alternate Name(s): Lap, Lakha, Lakhapa, Tshangkha

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

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Population: 12,500

Global Population: 12,500


PEID: 48793

ROP: 115327

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Lakha of Bhutan, numbering 12,500, 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 Lakha. The primary religion practiced by the Lakha is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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