People group profile · PG006726
The Northern Dong of China
The Northern Dong of China, numbering about 1,530,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a major subgroup of the Dong (Kam) people, concentrated in the border regions of Guizhou, Hunan, and Hubei provinces. While officially classified with the Southern Dong as one Dong nationality, the Northern Dong are linguistically and culturally distinct.
They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Northern Dong.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 1,530,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tai
- Primary language
- Northern Dong (doc)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northern Dong are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Northern Dong
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
91% adherents
Primary language
Northern Dong · Tai-Kadai family
70% speak Northern Dong
Gospel resources in Northern Dong
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northern Dong
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
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