• PEOPLE NAME: MICHI OF CHINA

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PEID: 7300

ROP: 114213

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Chinese, Mandarin - (cmn)

Alternate Name(s): Michia, Red Yi, Red Yi; Michia

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

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Population: 48,500

Global Population: 48,500


PEID: 7300

ROP: 114213

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Michi of China, numbering 48,500, are No Longer 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 Chinese, Mandarin. The primary religion practiced by the Michi is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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