Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Chinese, Mandarin - (cmn)

Alternate Name(s): Miqi, Sinicized Yi, Hong Yi, Michia, Red Yi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

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Population: 49,000

Global Population: 49,000

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 49,000, 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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