• PEOPLE NAME: AI-CHAM OF CHINA

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PEID: 6657

ROP: 100146

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Bouyei

Language: Ai-Cham - (aih)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: China

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Population: 4,300

Global Population: 4,300


PEID: 6657

ROP: 100146

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Ai-Cham of China, numbering 4,300, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bouyei people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Ai-Cham. The primary religion practiced by the Ai-Cham is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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