• PEOPLE NAME: YIDU LHOBA OF CHINA

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PEID: 7255

ROP: 105744

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Idu-Mishmi - (clk)

Alternate Name(s): Idu, Idu-Mishmi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shamanism

Country: China

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Population: 12,000

Global Population: 12,000


PEID: 7255

ROP: 105744

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Yidu Lhoba of China, numbering 12,000, are Unengaged and 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 Idu-Mishmi. The primary religion practiced by the Yidu Lhoba is shamanism, a practice that involves reaching an altered state of consciousness in order to interact with the spirit world.


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