• PEOPLE NAME: BOYU TIBETANS OF CHINA

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PEID: 7402

ROP: 114327

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Tibetan, Central - (bod)

Alternate Name(s): Boyu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 5,400

Global Population: 5,400


PEID: 7402

ROP: 114327

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Boyu Tibetans of China, numbering 5,400, 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 Tibetan, Central. The primary religion practiced by the Boyu Tibetans is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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