Buyuan Jinuo in China

The Buyuan Jinuo have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

In 1942 the Kuomintang authorities dispatched an officer to the Jino Mountains to collect a "tobacco tax." He died on the way back. The government used this incident to accuse the mountain people of poisoning the tax collector. The KMT "sent soldiers to loot, burn and kill. The Jino people rose up and notified the villages of the Tai Lu, Yao, Lahu, Akha and Han nationalities by urgent letter that their delegates should assemble on Jino Mountain. There they pledged in the blood of a slain ox to rally to the support of the Jino people. The armies attacked unmercifully and numerous Jino were slaughtered. Despite the failed uprising, the Tai Lu sing, 'The strongest animal in the forest is the rhinoceros, the bravest people on the mountain are the Jino!'"

Although the Buyuan Jino belong to the official Jino minority group, they speak their own distinct language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

An aspect of Jino culture unique among China's peoples is the longhouse. Whole Jino extended families live together in the same home. In the early 1950s the largest home contained 127 people! In the past, the ears of newborn babies were pierced and inserted with decorated pieces of cork or bamboo. The Jino's village boundaries are marked by wooden or stone tablets bearing an emblem of a sword or spear.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Buyuan Jino are polytheists, worshiping a multitude of demons and gods. They also worship Kong Ming. Jino homes are constructed in the shape of a cube with a pointed roof to resemble the hat Kong Ming reputedly wore into battle. Jino boys wear shirts with a circular pattern embroidered on the back, alleged to be the eight diagrams that Kong Ming used in his divination.

A small number of Buyuan Jino have been won to Christ by evangelists from Jinghong in recent years. All the new Christians are teenagers. The limitation of others knowing Jesus has been prevented by the authority structures of the Jino and from winning favor with the leaders of their communities. Older Buyuan Jino view Christianity with suspicion.


What Are Their Needs?

Without the guidance of Christ, these people will be spiritually lost in this life and the life to come. They need someone to go to them and serve as Christ-bearers.


Prayer Points

Pray for an unstoppable movement of Christ to arise, so that the Buyuan Jinuo see the importance of choosing Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.
Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love.
Pray that the Buyuan Jinuo people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.


Scripture Prayers for the Jinuo, Buyuan in China.


References

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People Name General Jinuo, Buyuan
People Name in Country Jinuo, Buyuan
Natural Name Buyuan Jinuo
Pronunciation Boo-yooahn Jee-nor
Alternate Names Buyuan; Jinuo; Pu-yuan Chi-no
Population this Country 1,600
Population all Countries 1,600
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 18515
ROP3 Code 114128
ROP25 Code 303397
ROP25 Name Jino (Youle Jinuo)
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 One thousand speakers of the Buyuan Jino language were listed in a 1991 study. They live on the Buyuan Mountains in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, located in the extreme southwest corner of China. Despite their close proximity to Laos and Myanmar, there is no evidence of Jino being found in either country. The Buyuan region is a thickly forested area. Over 200 wild elephants, as well as leopards, golden-haired monkeys, and wild oxen still roam the unspoilt forests. Small bears also inhabited the jungle, but their numbers have been reduced to near extinction by the expert Jino hunters.   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 One thousand speakers of the Buyuan Jino language were listed in a 1991 study. They live on the Buyuan Mountains in Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, located in the extreme southwest corner of China. Despite their close proximity to Laos and Myanmar, there is no evidence of Jino being found in either country. The Buyuan region is a thickly forested area. Over 200 wild elephants, as well as leopards, golden-haired monkeys, and wild oxen still roam the unspoilt forests. Small bears also inhabited the jungle, but their numbers have been reduced to near extinction by the expert Jino hunters..   Source:  Operation China, 2000

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.59 %)
2.00 %
Ethnic Religions
98.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Jinuo, Buyuan (1,600 speakers)
Language Code jiy   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Jinuo, Buyuan (1,600 speakers)
Language Code jiy   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Jinuo, Buyuan

Primary Language:  Jinuo, Buyuan

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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