• PEOPLE NAME: BONAN OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Bonan - (peh)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500


PEID: 6694

ROP: 114014

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bonan of China, numbering 13,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Bonan. The primary religion practiced by the Bonan is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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