• PEOPLE NAME: LIMI OF CHINA

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PEID: 7263

ROP: 114171

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Lalo, Central - (ywt)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 45,500

Global Population: 45,500


PEID: 7263

ROP: 114171

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Limi of China, numbering 45,500, 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 Lalo, Central. The primary religion practiced by the Limi is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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