• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEASTERN AWU OF CHINA

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PEID: 6669

ROP: 113998

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Awu - (yiu)

Alternate Name(s): Lawu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 41,000

Global Population: 41,000


PEID: 6669

ROP: 113998

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Southeastern Awu of China, numbering 41,000, are Engaged yet 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 Awu. The primary religion practiced by the Southeastern Awu is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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