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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Zaomin of China

The Zaomin of China, numbering approximately 59,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Dzao Min is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Yao-Mien
Primary Language(s): Dzao Min (bpn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 59,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007452
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Pray for the Zaomin of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

96%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dzao Min
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Dzao Min Speakers

Media Resources in Dzao Min:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Dzao Min:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Zaomin 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 Zaomin:
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 Zaomin of China

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Zaomin Across Countries (ROP3 - 114374) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ZaominPG007452ZaominChina59,500Engaged yet UnreachedDzao MinEthnoreligion

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