Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: South Himalayan

Language: Kulung (Nepal) - (kle)

Alternate Name(s): Pelmang, Kulung, Kulunge Rai, Kulung, Sotang

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nepal

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Population: 17,500

Global Population: 17,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Kulunge Rai of Nepal, numbering 17,500, 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 Kulung (Nepal). The primary religion practiced by the Kulunge 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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