• PEOPLE NAME: TIANBA NOSU OF CHINA

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PEID: 22214

ROP: 114264

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Nosu

Language: Nuosu - (iii)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 137,000

Global Population: 137,000


PEID: 22214

ROP: 114264

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Tianba Nosu of China, numbering 137,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nosu 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 Tianba 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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