• PEOPLE NAME: MALIMASA OF CHINA

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PEID: 7274

ROP: 114189

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Naxi - (nxq)

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Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: China

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Population: 650

Global Population: 650


PEID: 7274

ROP: 114189

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Malimasa of China, numbering 650, 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 Naxi. The primary religion practiced by the Malimasa is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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