Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Bantawa - (bap)

Alternate Name(s): Bantawa Rai

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 484,000

Global Population: 484,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity

Overview: The Bantawa Rai of Nepal, numbering 484,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South Himalayan people cluster within the Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Bantawa. The primary religion practiced by the Bantawa Rai is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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