Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Shom Peng - (sii)

Alternate Name(s): Buaveia, Kalay, Keyet, Shamhap

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: India

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Population: 550

Global Population: 550

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Shompen of India, numbering 550, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Shom Peng. The primary religion practiced by the Shompen is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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