People group profile · PG007339
The Numao of China
The Numao of China, numbering about 2,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous Bunu subgroup of southern Guizhou, officially classified as Yao, known for the Numao language and the black-trouser dress tradition of its men.
They are an indigenous people in the Yao-Mien people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Bu-Nao Bunu.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 2,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Yao-Mien
- Primary language
- Bu-Nao Bunu (bwx)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- 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 Numao 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 Numao
- 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
95% adherents
Primary language
Bu-Nao Bunu · Hmong-Mien family
70% speak Bu-Nao Bunu
Gospel resources in Bu-Nao Bunu
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dongnu)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Numao
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
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