People group profile · PG007326
The Eastern Nasu of China
The Eastern Nasu of China, numbering about 655,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Southern Yi people of Yunnan whose distinct Nisu identity emerged through centuries of isolation in the highlands and is expressed through diverse Nisu language varieties and regional cultural traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Wusa Nasu.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 655,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Tibeto-Burmese
- Primary language
- Wusa Nasu (yig)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Nasu are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Nasu
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
63% adherents
Primary language
Wusa Nasu · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Wusa Nasu
Gospel resources in Wusa Nasu
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Nasu
- 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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