• PEOPLE NAME: SHENGZHA NOSU OF CHINA

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PEID: 7336

ROP: 114262

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Nosu

Language: Sichuan Yi - (iii)

Alternate Name(s): Daliangshan Nosu, shynrya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 1,655,000

Global Population: 1,655,000


PEID: 7336

ROP: 114262

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Shengzha Nosu of China, numbering 1,655,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Nosu people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Sichuan Yi. The primary religion practiced by the Shengzha Nosu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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