People group profile · PG006696
The Bouyei of China
The Bouyei of China, numbering about 3,210,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a large, officially recognized ethnic group of southern China, best known for their Tai‑speaking language, rice‑farming traditions, and long presence on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau.
They are an indigenous people in the Bouyei people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Bouyei.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 3,210,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Bouyei
- Primary language
- Bouyei (pcc)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- 布依族, Bùyīzú
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bouyei are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bouyei
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
80% adherents
Primary language
Bouyei · Tai-Kadai family
100% speak Bouyei
Gospel resources in Bouyei
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- ZXN Version · video, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bouyei
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Bouyei in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114016) is reported in 1 other country.
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