Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Jirel - (jul)

Alternate Name(s): Jiri, Jirial, Ziral

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 6,400

Global Population: 6,400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Jirel of Nepal, numbering 6,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nepal. Their primary language is Jirel. The primary religion practiced by the Jirel is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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