• PEOPLE NAME: AYI OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Lisu - (lis)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: China

Also found in:

Population: 2,400

Global Population: 2,400


PEID: 6671

ROP: 100662

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ayi of China, numbering 2,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Lisu. The primary religion practiced by the Ayi is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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