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The Buyuan Jino of China

The Buyuan Jino of China, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Buyuan-dialect branch of the Jino people of Yunnan's Xishuangbanna region in China, the last ethnic group officially recognized by the state in 1979, whose oral tradition traces its origin to soldiers of Zhuge Liang's army. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Buyuan Jinuo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jino, Buyuan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Buyuan Jinuo (jiy)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007219
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

98%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Buyuan Jinuo
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

70%
%
Jinuo, Buyuan Speakers

Media Resources in Buyuan Jinuo:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Buyuan Jinuo:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Buyuan Jino 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 Buyuan Jino:
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 Buyuan Jino of China

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Jino, Buyuan Across Countries (ROP3 - 114128) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Buyuan JinoPG007219Buyuan JinoChina1,400Engaged yet UnreachedBuyuan JinuoChinese Folk Religion

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