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The Nu of China

The Nu of China, numbering approximately 37,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a collective people of the Nu River valleys of northwestern Yunnan comprising several distinct communities, including Nusu, Anong, Along, and Rouruo. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Nusu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Nusu (nuf)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 37,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007338
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Pray for the Nu of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

82%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nusu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Nusu Speakers

Media Resources in Nusu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Nusu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Nu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Nu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Nu of China

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
readPsalm 127:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will build their homes in the Lord and raise their children to know and honor Him.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Nu Across Countries (ROP3 - 114267) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NuPG007338NuChina37,000No Longer UnreachedNusuChinese Folk Religion

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