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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Western Xibe of China

The Western Xibe of China, numbering approximately 35,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a people of China They are an Indigenous people, with Xibe as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Altaic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Xibe is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Xibe, Western

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Altaic
Primary Language(s): Xibe (sjo)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 35,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007433
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Pray for the Western Xibe of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

68%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Xibe
Language Family: Tungusic

70%
%
Xibe Speakers

Media Resources in Xibe:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Xibe:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Western Xibe:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Western Xibe of China

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
readPsalm 32:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that God is their hiding place and that He will preserve them in the midst of trials.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Xibe, Western Across Countries (ROP3 - 114356) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western XibePG007433Western XibeChina35,500Unengaged and UnreachedXibeChinese Folk Religion

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