People group profile · PG007451
The Zaiwa of China
The Zaiwa of China, numbering about 143,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Miri-Kachin-speaking ethnolinguistic group indigenous to parts of southwest China and eastern Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Miri-Kachin people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Zaiwa.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 143,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miri-Kachin
- Primary language
- Zaiwa (atb)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Yunnan province: Dehong Dai-Jingpo autonomous prefecture, Bangwa, Longchuan, Luxi, Ruili, and Yingjiang counties
Where they live
Gospel status
The Zaiwa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Zaiwa
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
95% adherents
Primary language
Zaiwa · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Zaiwa
Gospel resources in Zaiwa
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · audio
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. 2009 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Zaiwa
- 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.
Zaiwa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaiwa | Myanmar | 38,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Zaiwa | United States | 1,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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