• PEOPLE NAME: PURIK OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Purig - (prx)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Shia

Country: China

Also found in: India

Population: 850

Global Population: 55,350


PEID: 7356

ROP: 113383

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Purik of China, numbering 850, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 55,350 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Purig. The primary religion practiced by the Purik is Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'.


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