• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEASTERN AWU OF CHINA

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PEID: 6669

ROP: 113998

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Awu - (yiu)

Alternate Name(s): Lawu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 40,500

Global Population: 40,500


PEID: 6669

ROP: 113998

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Southeastern Awu of China, numbering 40,500, 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 Awu. The primary religion practiced by the Southeastern Awu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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