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The Eastern Nasu of China

The Eastern Nasu of China, numbering approximately 656,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Southern Yi people of Yunnan whose distinct Nisu identity emerged through centuries of isolation in the highlands and is expressed through diverse Nisu language varieties and regional cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Wusa Nasu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nasu, Eastern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Wusa Nasu (yig)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 656,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007326
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

63%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wusa Nasu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Nasu, Wusa Speakers

Media Resources in Wusa Nasu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Wusa Nasu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Eastern Nasu 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 Eastern Nasu:
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 Eastern Nasu of China

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Nasu, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 114245) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Eastern Nasu PG007326 Eastern Nasu China 656,000 No Longer Unreached Wusa Nasu Ethnoreligion

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