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The Southeastern Luoluopo of China

The Southeastern Luoluopo of China, numbering approximately 60,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Yi subgroup of southern Yunnan, centered in Maguan, Funing, Xichou, Malipo, and Honghe counties, whose Luoluopo identity extends across the border among Vietnam's officially recognized Lolo. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Nisi (China) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Luoluopo, Southeastern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Nisi (China) (yso)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 60,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022188
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

92%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nisi (China)
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Nisi Speakers

Media Resources in Nisi (China):

Films:

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Bible Resources in Nisi (China):

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southeastern Luoluopo 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 Southeastern Luoluopo:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
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 Southeastern Luoluopo of China

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

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

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

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 as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Luoluopo, Southeastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 114185) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Southeastern LuoluopoPG022188Southeastern LuoluopoChina60,500Engaged yet UnreachedNisi (China)Chinese Folk Religion

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