Zuojiang Zhuang in Vietnam


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Introduction / History

The Zhuang are the largest minority group in China, linguistically separated into 16 Zhuang language groups. Those speaking the Zuojiang Zhuang language are mostly located in southeastern China, but a sizable group resides in extreme northeastern Vietnam.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Zuojiang Zhuang are typically engaged in agriculture and are known as "people of the soil." A newly married woman stays with her parents until after the birth of the first child. Only then does she go to live with her husband in his village.


The Zhuang are a collection of related Central Tai language groups, which have been combined to form China's official Zhuang nationality.
What Are Their Beliefs?

Zhuang religion is a blend of animism, which they call Shigongism or Moism, and ancestor worship. The Zuojiang Zhuang people fear evil spirits; appeasing them dominates much of their daily existence. They serve and worship the spirits of the water, forest, mountain, village, etc.


What Are Their Needs?

These people need to put their hope and identity in the King of kings and Lord of lords.


Prayer Points

Pray for workers to go to the Zuojiang Zhuang people, and for their hearts to be ready to receive their Savior.

Pray for families of believers loving and serving others to grow reproducing churches.

Pray for a chain reaction of families reaching families that results in thousands of new believers who share their faith with others.

Pray for grace and truth expanding into their entire society as all believers learn to love others.


Scripture Prayers for the Zhuang, Zuojiang in Vietnam.


References

Operation China, Asia Harvest, Copyrighted © Used with permission


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People Name General Zhuang, Zuojiang
People Name in Country Zhuang, Zuojiang
Natural Name Zuojiang Zhuang
Pronunciation HUAH-shang zhoo-AHNG
Alternate Names
Population this Country 430,000
Population all Countries 2,145,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 9
People ID 19687
ROP3 Code 115007
ROP25 Code 309110
ROP25 Name Zhuang
Country Vietnam
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 35  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Lang Son province.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Vietnam
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 35  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Lang Son province..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.14 %)
0.20 %
Ethnic Religions
90.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
9.80 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Zhuang, Zuojiang (430,000 speakers)
Language Code zzj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Zhuang, Zuojiang (430,000 speakers)
Language Code zzj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Zhuang, Zuojiang

Primary Language:  Zhuang, Zuojiang

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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