Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Nyenkha - (neh)

Alternate Name(s): Mangsdekha, Mangdekha, Chutobikha, Mangdebikha, Nyenkha, Ngankha, Henkha

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Bhutan

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Population: 14,000

Global Population: 14,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Nyenpa of Bhutan, numbering 14,000, 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 Nyenkha. The primary religion practiced by the Nyenpa is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.

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