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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bogar Lhoba of China

The Bogar Lhoba of China, numbering approximately 5,400 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of China; a dialect subgroup of Adi (adi). They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Adi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lhoba, Bogar

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Adi
Primary Language(s): Adi (adi)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007254
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Adi
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Adi Speakers

Media Resources in Adi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Adi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Bogar Lhoba:
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Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Bogar (Bokar) Across Countries (ROP3 - 111670) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Bogar LhobaPG007254Bogar LhobaChina5,400Unengaged and UnreachedAdiChinese Folk Religion

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