• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN NAXI OF CHINA

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PEID: 22209

ROP: 114252

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Naxi - (nxq)

Alternate Name(s): Deqen Naxi

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: China

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Population: 3,500

Global Population: 3,500


PEID: 22209

ROP: 114252

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Northern Naxi of China, numbering 3,500, 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 Naxi. The primary religion practiced by the Northern Naxi is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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