Ani Phowa in China

The Ani Phowa have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

The Ani Phowa live in Vietnam and China, especially in Ha Giang and other provinces of Vietnam. They speak a Tibeto Burmese language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Ani Phowa hunt and weave cloth. They also do basket work. Their main meal is rice, 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 to harvest.

The Ani Phowa are allowed to have pre-marital relations, but they also have engagement and wedding ceremonies along with marriage customs. Women give birth while seated and sleep on a straw mat. The Ani Phowa have name-giving ceremonies and rituals for funerals.

The Ani Phowa like folk literature and dancing. They like to play the trumpet and drums, which might give musically-minded Christians an opportunity to befriend them.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Ani Phowa pray to male ancestors for good health and to female ancestors for abundant crop yields. The people who specialize in rituals play an important part in the lives of the Ani Phowa. The Han language is used also by some of the Ani Phowa groups.


What Are Their Needs?

They need the Lord to show himself powerful and loving by providing for their needs.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to show himself both powerful and loving by providing them with a record harvest.
Pray that Vietnamese and Chinese Christians will share the gospel message with the Ani Phowa, leading to their salvation in both countries.
Pray for more workers to assist and encourage current Ani Phowa in a movement to Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Phowa, Ani in China.


References

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


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 19  (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 19  (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

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Profile Source Joshua Project 
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