People Group Portraits
Man has divided the world into political countries, but God originally divided the world into people groups. Each of these groups have their own distinct culture, customs and language.The command of our Lord in Matthew 28:19 was to reach all "nations"(people groups). Our strategy must be to penetrate every people group with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Approximately 6000 of these people groups remain unreached. They are without the Scriptures, without a preacher, and without the gospel. As FirstBible becomes directly involved with them, profiles are created to highlight the facts, statistics and prayer needs of each group.
These profiles are intended not only to inform, but also to encourage you to pray for them. You may click on a people group name to download their profile.
These profiles represent groups FirstBible has worked
with in the past to help provide Scriptures.
- Bengali (Southwest Asia)
- Bualkhaw (Myanmar)
- Chero (Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Lobi-Wala (Burkina Faso, Africa)
- Malawi (Malawi, Africa)
- Maratha (India)
- Mizo (Mizoram, India)
- Nepalese (Nepal)
- Somalians (Ethiopia, Somaliland)
- Paite (Northeast India)
- Zobya (Myanmar)
- Chiru (Northeast India)
- Falam Chin (Myanmar)
- Hakha Chin (Myanmar)
- Khalkha Mongol (Mongolia)
- Manipuri (Manipur, India)
- Simte (India)
- Select a continent
- Select Click for a list of countries
- Select a country to find the people groups listed, major religion and population
- Select a people group to find relevant facts about the status of that group
- Scan mouse over various facts and statistics for links to more information
- Click on “Start here" and select "View by Unreached"
- This will give you access to several listings of unreached people groups such as: 100 largest groups, groups inside the 10/40 Window, groups outside the 10/40 window, groups over 1,000,000 in population, groups under 10,000 in population, etc. You may also select "View by people group" or "View by language."
- Either of these selections will give you access to volumes of information about unreached people groups.
- This website gives information on languages spoken in any given country or people group.
- Select Browse the Web Version of the encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages.
- Select Country Index with maps
- Scroll down to select a continent
- Select a country to find information about the languages of that country
- This website has thorough profiles on hundreds of people groups.
- Select Search by Country, to view a list of countries, then choose a country to view a list of people groups.
These profiles represent groups FirstBible is presently working with to provide Scriptures.
Would you prayerfully consider partnering with us
to complete these translation projects?
The following websites offer information on people groups.
www.peoplegroups.org
www.joshuaproject.net
www.ethnologue.com
www.global12project.com/upg.htm
DISCLAIMERS:
1. Significant effort is made to match photos with exact people groups. In most cases the photo source has identified the people group. However, in some instances when the exact people group is not identified, FirstBible has made an educated attempt at matching. As a result some photos may be representative of the people cluster rather than the specific people group or possibly incorrectly matched altogether. Mismatches are the fault of FirstBible. If you believe the photo is not matched with the correct group and can refer us to a reliable source for correction, please contact us at webmaster@FirstBible.net.
2. Data on unreached people groups is an art, not a science. It is in need of constant correction and updating. We desire to be as accurate as possible in reporting the need of the unreached. If you find errors and can point us to a reliable source for correction, please contact us at webmaster@FirstBible.net.
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