Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / 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: 17,000

Global Population: 17,000

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 17,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South Himalayan people cluster within the Tibetan / 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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