• PEOPLE NAME: NARUO OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Nuosu - (iii)

Alternate Name(s): Shui Yi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 18,500

Global Population: 18,500


PEID: 7325

ROP: 114244

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Naruo of China, numbering 18,500, 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 Nuosu. The primary religion practiced by the Naruo is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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