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The Southeastern Awu of China

The Southeastern Awu of China, numbering approximately 41,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as a distinct Yi subgroup living in southeastern Yunnan Province, China. Although officially classified as Yi (彝族) by the Chinese government, they are ethnolinguistically distinct from many neighboring Yi groups and from the Northern Awu and can also be known as [no data].
They are an Indigenous people, with Awu as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples.
Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion.
They primarily speak Awu.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Southeastern Awu are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Southeastern Awu 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.

No longer Unreached

The Southeastern Awu 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.

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