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The Lolopo of China

The Lolopo of China, numbering approximately 713,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Yi people of central Yunnan, especially Chuxiong Prefecture, comprising several regional communities united by a shared Lolopo ethnolinguistic identity. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Lolopo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Lolopo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Lolopo (ycl)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 713,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024995
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Pray for the Lolopo of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lolopo
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Lolopo Speakers

Media Resources in Lolopo:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Lolopo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lolopo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lolopo 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 Lolopo:
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 Lolopo of China

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Luoluopo, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 114184) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
LolopoPG024995LolopoChina713,000Engaged yet UnreachedLolopoChinese Folk Religion

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