People group profile · PG007305
The Mishaba Laluo of China
The Mishaba Laluo of China, numbering about 730,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Western Yi people of the historic Menghua region of Yunnan who retain a distinct Mishaba Laluo identity rooted in the ancient Laluo homeland despite centuries of Han migration and assimilation pressures.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Polytheism, and they primarily speak Xishanba Lalo.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 730,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Tibeto-Burmese
- Primary language
- Xishanba Lalo (ywt)
- Primary religion
- Polytheism
- 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 Mishaba Laluo 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mishaba Laluo
- 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
Polytheism · Ethnoreligion
99% adherents
Primary language
Xishanba Lalo · Sino-Tibetan family
35% speak Xishanba Lalo
Gospel resources in Xishanba Lalo
- 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 Mishaba Laluo
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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