• PEOPLE NAME: DEPO OF CHINA

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PEID: 6723

ROP: 114037

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Nasu, Wusa - (yig)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: China

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Population: 9,700

Global Population: 9,700


PEID: 6723

ROP: 114037

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Depo of China, numbering 9,700, 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 Nasu, Wusa. The primary religion practiced by the Depo is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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