People group profile · PG022214
The Tianba Nosu of China
The Tianba Nosu of China, numbering about 140,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a northern branch of the Nuosu Yi people of Sichuan's Liangshan region who developed a distinct identity on the frontier with Han Chinese communities while preserving traditional clan-based customs and culture.
They are an indigenous people in the Nosu people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Sichuan Yi.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 140,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Nosu
- Primary language
- Sichuan Yi (iii)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tianba Nosu 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 Tianba Nosu
- 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
96% adherents
Primary language
Sichuan Yi · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Sichuan Yi
Gospel resources in Sichuan Yi
- Bible available, published 2009
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tianba Nosu
- 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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