The Da Hei Neisu of China

The Da Hei Neisu of China, numbering approximately 11,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Eastern Yi people of eastern Yunnan whose identity derives from the traditional Black Yi aristocratic stratum and whose communities trace migration from Zhaotong and neighboring regions while maintaining a distinct Neisu identity. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Wusa Nasu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Neisu, Da Hei

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Wusa Nasu (yig)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 11,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007329
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Chinese Folk Religion 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.

Bible Resources in Wusa Nasu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Wusa Nasu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Da Hei Neisu 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 Da Hei Neisu:
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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 Da Hei Neisu of China

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
read2 Corinthians 12:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their weaknesses, hardships, and difficulties, having hope because Christ's power is made perfect in their weakness.

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.

Neisu, Da Hei Across Countries (ROP3 - 114380) reported in the following countries:

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