• PEOPLE NAME: POPEI OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Lolopo - (ycl)

Alternate Name(s): Shui Yi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 6,700

Global Population: 6,700


PEID: 7350

ROP: 114277

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Popei of China, numbering 6,700, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Lolopo. The primary religion practiced by the Popei is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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