• PEOPLE NAME: AMDO OF CHINA

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PEID: 6661

ROP: 113985

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Amdo Tibetan - (adx)

Alternate Name(s): Amdo, Hbrogpa

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Lamaism

Country: China

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Population: 1,440,000

Global Population: 1,440,000


PEID: 6661

ROP: 113985

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Amdo of China, numbering 1,440,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Amdo Tibetan. The primary religion practiced by the Amdo is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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