• PEOPLE NAME: SUODI NOSU OF CHINA

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PEID: 22115

ROP: 114313

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Nuosu - (iii)

Alternate Name(s): suodi, Suondi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 305,000

Global Population: 305,000


PEID: 22115

ROP: 114313

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Suodi Nosu of China, numbering 305,000, are Unengaged and 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 Nuosu. The primary religion practiced by the Suodi Nosu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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