Kiong Nai in China

The Kiong Nai have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

Although they are officially (and ethnically) considered part of the Yao nationality, the Kiong Nai speak a language related to Miao. Kiong Nai is the selfname of this small tribe. The Chinese call them Hualan Yao which means "flowery blue Yao." It can also mean "Yao with baskets of flowers."
The Kiong Nai live alongside the Iu Mien and Lakkia in the Dayaoshan Mountains. These groups migrated into the area at different times. The Kiong Nai's homes are "built with brick and wood.... The Pan [Iu Mien] and Shanzi Yao [Kim Mun], however, had no land in the Dayaoshan, suggesting that these two groups were later arrivals in the area. They had to ask to use land from the three established Yao groups and had to pay rent and render manual labor to them. These two groups could not settle down but lived in rustic bamboo sheds."


What Are Their Lives Like?

Kiong Nai women wear beautiful dress, which is "embroidered with fine lace and consists of three wraps, one large, one smaller, and one a medium size.... A small bamboo basket is carried on the back and a long knife at the waist. A pair of short pants and a puttee completes the outfit." The Kiong Nai are renowned throughout the area for their skill in making silver ornaments.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Kiong Nai are polytheists. They worship a variety of gods and spirits. Their religion has made them indifferent to the sanctity of human life. "It is their custom... to control the size of their population. They plan their families according to their wealth and the size of the land they will till. Generally, there will be one or two children in a family. In order to maintain their living standard, they do not hesitate to resort to abortion if and when their planning goes wrong."


What Are Their Needs?

The Kiong Nai people need better medical facilities in their part of China.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Kiong Nai Church to experience a Holy Spirit led revival that will give them the desire to take Christ to others.
Pray for the Lord to bless them in such a way they will know he is powerful and loving.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict them of the sin of abortion.


Scripture Prayers for the Kiong Nai in China.


References

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Kiong Nai
People Name in Country Kiong Nai
Pronunciation Chee-ong-Nai
Alternate Names Flowery Blue Yao; Hua Lan Yao; Hwa Lan Yao; Jiongnai; Jiongnai Bunu; Jiongnaihua; Kiang Nai; Kion Nai; Qiungnai
Population this Country 2,400
Population all Countries 2,400
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 18525
ROP3 Code 114140
ROP25 Code 304041
ROP25 Name Kiong Nai
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 The small Kiong Nai tribe, which numbered 1,500 people in a 1991 study, are one of five distinct Yao groups living in the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) in eastern Guangxi's Jinxiu County. The 1982 Chinese census listed only 822 Kiong Nai, but later research placed the number higher. The Kiong Nai are the smallest and most different of the five Yao groups, who together total 36,000 people. The various groups "speak different languages and each has its own peculiar customs and living habits." The Kiong Nai inhabit the nine villages of Longhua, Nanzhou, Dajin, Liuxiang, Mentou, Gubu, Ludan, Liutian, and Chang'e.   Source:  Operation China, 2000
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 The small Kiong Nai tribe, which numbered 1,500 people in a 1991 study, are one of five distinct Yao groups living in the Dayaoshan (Big Yao Mountains) in eastern Guangxi's Jinxiu County. The 1982 Chinese census listed only 822 Kiong Nai, but later research placed the number higher. The Kiong Nai are the smallest and most different of the five Yao groups, who together total 36,000 people. The various groups "speak different languages and each has its own peculiar customs and living habits." The Kiong Nai inhabit the nine villages of Longhua, Nanzhou, Dajin, Liuxiang, Mentou, Gubu, Ludan, Liutian, and Chang'e..   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 4.50 %)
4.50 %
Ethnic Religions
90.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
5.50 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Bunu, Jiongnai (2,400 speakers)
Language Code pnu   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Bunu, Jiongnai (2,400 speakers)
Language Code pnu   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Bunu, Jiongnai

Primary Language:  Bunu, Jiongnai

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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