Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Phowa, Hlepho - (yhl)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 49,500

Global Population: 49,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Puwa of China, numbering 49,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Phowa, Hlepho. The primary religion practiced by the Puwa is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.

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