• PEOPLE NAME: PANA OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Hani

Language: Phana’ - (phq)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

Also found in: Laos

Population: 5,300

Global Population: 5,900


PEID: 22101

ROP: 114840

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Pana of China, numbering 5,300, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Hani people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Phana’. The primary religion practiced by the Pana is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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