• PEOPLE NAME: BEN OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Mang - (zng)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 1,400

Global Population: 1,400


PEID: 6685

ROP: 114008

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Ben of China, numbering 1,400, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Mang. The primary religion practiced by the Ben is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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