People group profile · PG022215
The Yinuo Nosu of China
The Yinuo Nosu of China, numbering about 822,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Northern Yi people of the Daliangshan highlands whose distinct Yinuo Nosu identity is marked by a separate Nosu language variety, broad-legged dress traditions, and a history of independent clan organization.
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
- 822,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Nosu
- Primary language
- Sichuan Yi (iii)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- 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 Yinuo Nosu 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yinuo Nosu
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
96% adherents
Primary language
Sichuan Yi · Sino-Tibetan family
95% 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 Yinuo Nosu
- 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.
- 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.
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