• PEOPLE NAME: ERSU OF CHINA

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PEID: 6734

ROP: 114052

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Ersu - (ers)

Alternate Name(s): Lisu, Ersu Yi, Lusu, Duozu, Tosu, Buersi, Ersu buerai

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: China

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Population: 48,000

Global Population: 48,000


PEID: 6734

ROP: 114052

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Ersu of China, numbering 48,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Ersu. The primary religion practiced by the Ersu is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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