• PEOPLE NAME: NISU YI OF CHINA

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PEID: 43730

ROP: 114257

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Eastern Nisu - (nos)

Alternate Name(s): Ailao Yi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 1,350,000

Global Population: 1,350,000


PEID: 43730

ROP: 114257

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Nisu Yi of China, numbering 1,350,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Eastern Nisu. The primary religion practiced by the Nisu Yi is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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