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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yongnan Zhuang of China

The Yongnan Zhuang of China, numbering approximately 1,830,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Guangxi) They are an Indigenous people, with Zhuang as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Zhuang people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion. They primarily speak Zhuang, Yongnan.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Zhuang, Yongnan

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Zhuang, Yongnan (zyn)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,830,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022141
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zhuang, Yongnan
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Zhuang, Yongnan Speakers

Media Resources in Zhuang, Yongnan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Zhuang, Yongnan:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Zhuang, Yongnan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yongnan Zhuang are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Yongnan Zhuang:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Yongnan Zhuang of China

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Zhuang, Yongnan Across Countries (ROP3 - 115006) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yongnan ZhuangPG022141Yongnan ZhuangChina1,830,000Engaged yet UnreachedZhuang, YongnanChinese Folk Religion

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