Nayini in Iran

The Nayini have only been reported in Iran
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
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Evangelical
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Introduction / History

There are three dialects of the Nayini language. However, some see those as three distinct languages. This is a people group defined by their language, so information about them centers around linguistics.


Where Are they Located?

Nayini (pronounced: Na 'ini), or Biyabanak, is one of a variety of languages spoken by people living in the Esfahan Province of Central Iran. Some live in Iraq.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Esfahan Province experiences a semi-arid climate with moderate temperatures. People who speak a Nayini language probably work as herdsmen or farmers. Others have probably migrated to urban centers.


What Are Their Beliefs?

They are Muslims with very limited access to evangelical audio or visual resources.


What Are Their Needs?

There are currently no Bible portions in the Nayini languages, but there are gospel recordings. They need a person of peace to translate gospel materials and radio broadcasts into their language.


Prayer Points

Pray that mission agencies will find a way to produce gospel materials for the Nayini people.
Ask The Lord of the Harvest for favor and wisdom so that mission agencies would be able to work effectively with them.
Pray that they would be inspired with creative solutions to the political and religious challenges that hold back the gospel from the Nayini of Iran.
Pray for a disciple-making movement among the Nayini people.
Pray that FARS-7, a Persian language satellite TV program, will be watched by those Nayini who speak Farsi, and that they will respond in faith to those programs' messages of the gospel.


Scripture Prayers for the Nayini in Iran.


References

http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/index.php/issue/day/2013/10/23
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/nyq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayini_language


Profile Source:   Global Prayer Digest  

People Name General Nayini
People Name in Country Nayini
Alternate Names Biyabanak
Population this Country 9,400
Population all Countries 9,400
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 13262
ROP3 Code 107138
ROP25 Code 305933
ROP25 Name Nayini
Country Iran
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 9  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Esfahan Province, Nayin and Anarak, east of Isfahan; Khuri dialect in Khur (Khvor) and Mehrjan, northeast of Isfahan.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Iran
Region Asia, Central
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 9  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Esfahan Province, Nayin and Anarak, east of Isfahan; Khuri dialect in Khur (Khvor) and Mehrjan, northeast of Isfahan..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Nayini in Iran Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Nayini (9,400 speakers)
Language Code nyq   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Nayini (9,400 speakers)
Language Code nyq   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Nayini

Primary Language:  Nayini

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Map Source People Group location: Ethnologue Text. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Global Prayer Digest 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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