Baonuo in China

The Baonuo have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

The Baonuo have a unique ethnicity and speak their own distinct language. They are called Baiku Yao (White Pants Yao) by the Chinese because the men wear white trousers.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Baonuo were once cannibals. When someone died, they cut up the corpse and ate it. After a small boy objected to seeing his mother eaten, they began to kill bulls instead.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Baonuo are an isolated people, most of whom have never heard of the name of Jesus. A small number have believed in Christ in recent years. The Baonuo live in remote villages and are terrified of outsiders. Several foreigners who visited a Baonuo village in the mid-1980s were stoned to death.


What Are Their Needs?

Baonuo gospel recordings were first produced in 1999. Still, the vast majority of the Baonuo have never heard about Jesus or the sacrifice he made for them on the cross.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to prepare the Baonuo to receive the good news of Christ.
Pray for their hearts to be softened, their spiritual eyes and ears opened to the truth of the gospel message.
Pray for workers who will go to the Baonuo to preach and demonstrate God’s love for them.
Pray for a great awakening in which many Baonuo put their faith in Jesus and God’s church is established among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Baonuo in China.


References

Operation China, Asia Harvest, Copyrighted © Used with permission.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Baonuo
People Name in Country Baonuo
Pronunciation Baow-nuoh
Alternate Names Baiku; Baiku Yao; Na Klao; Nao Gelao; Nao Klao; Ngao Klao; Pou Nuo; White Pants Yao; White Trouser Yao
Population this Country 33,000
Population all Countries 33,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 10669
ROP3 Code 101024
ROP25 Code 300864
ROP25 Name Baonuo
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 Baonuo are the largest Yao group in Guizhou Province. More than 10,000 are located in Libo County in the southern part of the province. Guizhou contained a total of 19,400 Yao people in 1990. In addition, about 10,000 Baonuo inhabit the mountains of Nandan, Hechi, and Tian'e counties in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.   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 Baonuo are the largest Yao group in Guizhou Province. More than 10,000 are located in Libo County in the southern part of the province. Guizhou contained a total of 19,400 Yao people in 1990. In addition, about 10,000 Baonuo inhabit the mountains of Nandan, Hechi, and Tian'e counties in the northern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region..   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.30 %)
0.40 %
Ethnic Religions
94.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
5.60 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Bunu, Bu-Nao (33,000 speakers)
Language Code bwx   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Naogelao
Dialect Code 8502   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Bunu, Bu-Nao (33,000 speakers)
Language Code bwx   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Naogelao
Dialect Code 8502   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Bunu, Bu-Nao

Primary Language:  Bunu, Bu-Nao

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
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Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
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