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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:

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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

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

The LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
readNumbers 6:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that He has given them His favor and His presence.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

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

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1 people group

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

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