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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kiong Nai of China

The Kiong Nai of China, numbering approximately 2,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Jiongnai Bunu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kiong Nai

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Primary Language(s): Jiongnai Bunu (pnu)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007229
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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: Jiongnai Bunu
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

70%
%
Bunu, Jiongnai Speakers

Media Resources in Jiongnai Bunu:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Jiongnai Bunu:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kiong Nai 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 Kiong Nai:
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 Kiong Nai of China

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Kiong Nai Across Countries (ROP3 - 114140) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kiong NaiPG007229Kiong NaiChina2,800Engaged yet UnreachedJiongnai BunuChinese Folk Religion

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