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The Southern Muji of China

The Southern Muji of China, numbering approximately 32,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Phula-related Yi people of southern Yunnan, concentrated in northern Jinping and neighboring Yuanyang, Mengzi, and Gejiu. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Southern Muji is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Muji, Southern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Southern Muji (ymc)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 32,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007319
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Pray for the Southern Muji of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

96%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Muji
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

92%
%
Muji, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Muji:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Southern Muji:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Southern Muji bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Southern Muji 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 Southern Muji:
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 Southern Muji of China

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the day of their salvation and persevere in their faith despite hardships and suffering.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Muji Across Countries (ROP3 - 114233) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern MujiPG007319Southern MujiChina32,500No Longer UnreachedSouthern MujiChinese Folk Religion

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