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The Ewenki of China

The Ewenki of China, numbering approximately 29,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small, officially recognized ethnic minority of China, part of the wider Evenki/Tungusic peoples of North Asia. The Ewenki are historically forest hunters and herders, with some becoming steppe pastoralists. They mostly adhere to Shamanism and Evenki is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Ewenki

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Altaic
Primary Language(s): Evenki (evn)
Primary Religion(s): Shamanism
Population: 29,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006736
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shamanism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Shamanism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Evenki
Language Family: Tungusic

70%
%
Evenki Speakers

Media Resources in Evenki:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Evenki:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Evenki bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ewenki 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 Ewenki:
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 Ewenki of China

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
read2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Ewenki, Solon Across Countries (ROP3 - 114053) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EwenkiPG006736EwenkiChina29,000Engaged yet UnreachedEvenkiShamanism

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