Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Chhiling - (cur)

Alternate Name(s): Chulung, Chhilling, Chhilling, Chholung

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 1,700

Global Population: 1,700

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Chhulung of Nepal, numbering 1,700, 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 Chhiling. The primary religion practiced by the Chhulung is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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