• PEOPLE NAME: LHOMI OF NEPAL

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PEID: 6248

ROP: 114165

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Lhomi - (lhm)

Alternate Name(s): Kar Bhote, Kath Bhote, Lhoket, Kar Bhote, Shing Saapa

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Nepal

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Population: 7,200

Global Population: 7,200


PEID: 6248

ROP: 114165

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Lhomi of Nepal, numbering 7,200, 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 Lhomi. The primary religion practiced by the Lhomi is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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