• PEOPLE NAME: NAISU OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Wuding-Luquan Yi - (ywq)

Alternate Name(s): Hong Yi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 78,500

Global Population: 78,500


PEID: 7322

ROP: 114238

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Naisu of China, numbering 78,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Wuding-Luquan Yi. The primary religion practiced by the Naisu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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