The Phula live in Vietnam and in China. The Phula live in Ha Giang and other provinces of Vietnam. They speak a Tibeto Burmese language.
In Vietnam the Phula hunt and weave cloth. They also do basket work. They eat rice in their main meals, usually twice a day.
Some of them live in stilt houses and some in houses on the ground. Neighbors help each other when it is time for the harvest.
The Phula are allowed to have pre-marital relations. They have engagement and wedding ceremonies and marriage customs. Women give birth while seated and sleep on a straw mat. The Phula have name-giving ceremonies and rituals for funerals. They have festivals.
The Phula like folk literature and dancing. They like to play the trumpet and the drums. This may be an opportunity for them to be befriended by musically minded Christians.
The Phula pray to male ancestors for good health and to female ancestors for abundant crop yields. Those people who specialize in rituals play an important part with the Phula in their lives. The Han language is used also by some of the Phula groups.
Pray for the Lord to show himself powerful and loving by providing for their needs.
Pray that Vietnamese and Chinese Christians will give the Phula the gospel message leading them to salvation in these two countries.
Pray for workers.
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Scripture Prayers for the Phowa, Ani in China.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Phowa, Ani |
People Name in Country | Phowa, Ani |
Natural Name | Ani Phowa |
Alternate Names | Anipho; Flowery Phu; Hua Phu; Laotshipu; Phula |
Population this Country | 10,000 |
Population all Countries | 10,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 20627 |
ROP3 Code | 116902 |
ROP25 Code | 306689 |
ROP25 Name | Phowa |
Country | China | ||
Region | Asia, Northeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 16 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Yunnan province: south Kaiyuan county, Yangjie district; north central Mengzi county, Xibeile district. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | China |
Region | Asia, Northeast |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 16 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Yunnan province: south Kaiyuan county, Yangjie district; north central Mengzi county, Xibeile district.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
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Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.00 %) |
3.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
97.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Phowa, Ani (10,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ypn Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Unknown |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Phowa, Ani (10,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ypn Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Phowa, Ani |
Primary Language: Phowa, Ani
Bible Translation Status: Translation Needed
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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None reported |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |