Bela in China people group profile

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The Bela have only been reported in China

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Population

4,900

Main Language

Pela

Largest Religion

Ethnic Religions

Christian

14.00%

Evangelical

13.51%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Bela
People Name in Country	Bela
Pronunciation	Bay-la
Alternate Names
Population this Country	4,900
Population all Countries	4,900
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	19610
ROP3 Code	101217

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples
People Cluster	Tibeto-Burman, other
People Group	Bela

Affinity Bloc	Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples
People Cluster	Tibeto-Burman, other
People Group	Bela
Ethnic Code	MSY50

Geography

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Country	China
Region	Asia, Northeast
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	19 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Yunnan province: Dehong prefecture, Luxi county, Santaishan township; Lianghe and Yingjiang counties. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	China
Region	Asia, Northeast
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	19 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Yunnan province: Dehong prefecture, Luxi county, Santaishan township; Lianghe and Yingjiang counties.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion:

Ethnic Religions

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	10.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 13.51 %)	14.00 %
Ethnic Religions	76.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Pela (4,900 speakers)
Language Code	bxd Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Bela
Dialect Code	7932 Global Recordings Listing
Language Written	Unknown
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Pela (4,900 speakers)
Language Code	bxd Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect	Bela
Dialect Code	7932 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Pela

Resources

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Primary Language: Pela

Bible Translation Status: Translation Needed

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
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