• PEOPLE NAME: ENGER YUGUR OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Turkic Peoples

People Cluster: Uyghur

Language: Mandarin Chinese - (cmn)

Alternate Name(s): Eastern Yogor, Enge’er, Enger, Shera Yogur, Shira Yughur, Yellow Uighur, Yogor, Yugar, Yugu, Yögur

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Lamaism

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 5,400

Global Population: 5,400


PEID: 7449

ROP: 114370

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Enger Yugur of China, numbering 5,400, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Uyghur people cluster within the Turkic Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Mandarin Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Enger Yugur is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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