Jinuo in China

The Jinuo have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

One link between the Jinuo and the Bible is the Great Flood. Every Lunar New Year in February, the Jinuo celebrate by dancing around a large ox-hide drum. For centuries the Jinuo have orally passed on from generation to generation a story about how the human race perished in a huge flood. Their ancestors were able to survive because they found shelter in a huge drum. Being directed by a god, they received ten calabash seeds that sprouted and produced all the peoples in the world.

The Jinuo gained recognition as an official minority in 1979, becoming the 55th and most recent group to gain status in China. Previously, the Jino were considered part of the Dai nationality. The name Jinuo comes from the words ji "uncle" and nuo "descendants", therefore meaning "the descendants of the uncle."

The Jinuo language is part of the Tibeto-Burman branch and is similar to Sanda and Ake - two related groups also in Xishuangbanna. There are two mutually unintelligible Jinuo languages: Jinuo proper and Buyuan Jinuo, which the second listed language. The differences are mainly in vocabulary. All Jinuo are able to speak their mother language. Many can also speak Tai Lu, Chinese, or Akha, depending on their location. The Jinuo do not have a written script. In the past, they tied strings around their wrists or carved notches in wood or bamboo to help remind them of their tasks needed to complete. In the event of an emergency, the Jinuo sent a feather or a piece of charcoal to their neighbors as a sign they needed help.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Jinuo women are easily identified by their large triangular hoods. When a Jinuo dies, they are buried in a hollowed-out tree and small huts are constructed over the graves.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Jinuo group members have their own unique religion. Around AD 200, Kong Ming - also known as Chu-ko-Liang or Zhu Geliang - helped establish the Minor Han Dynasty. The Jinuo served in Kong Ming's military campaign into southwest China, but many were left behind. Kong Ming remains a favorite war hero of the Chinese. In 1724 he was included in a kind of Chinese Hall of Fame when his tablet was admitted to the Confucian Temple. Kong Ming is the main god among many worshiped by the polytheistic Jinuo.

Until recently there had never been a known Jinuo church or believer. In 1994 Tai Lu and Han Chinese believers from Jinghong and Mengla focused on the Jinuo. As a result, 31 Jinuo house churches were established in a short period of time, containing more than 300 believers. The young church met strong persecution. The local authorities handed out aid to all Jino except the Christians after a severe hailstorm destroyed their crops in 1997. Churches have been ordered to close by village leaders who are afraid of the new religion.


What Are Their Needs?

Without the guidance of Christ, these people will be lost in this life and the life to come.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Jinuo people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.
Pray for the spiritual blindness and bondage to the evil one to be removed so they can understand and respond to Christ.
Pray for the Lord to provide for their physical and spiritual needs as a testimony of his power and love.
Pray for a movement of Christ to increase God’s Kingdom expansion among the Jinuo people group.


Scripture Prayers for the Jinuo in China.


References

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


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The Jungles of Southern Yunnan

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People Name General Jinuo
People Name in Country Jinuo
Pronunciation Jee-nor
Alternate Names Chi-no; Youle
Population this Country 23,000
Population all Countries 23,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 18514
ROP3 Code 114127
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 Numbering about 22,000, the Jino have survived for countless centuries in the forests of southern Yunnan. They live in 46 villages - covering an area of 3,000 square kilometers (1,170 sq.mi.) - in the jungles and mountains of the Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest China.   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 Numbering about 22,000, the Jino have survived for countless centuries in the forests of southern Yunnan. They live in 46 villages - covering an area of 3,000 square kilometers (1,170 sq.mi.) - in the jungles and mountains of the Xishuangbanna Prefecture in southwest China..   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Map of Jinuo in China Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.52 %)
3.00 %
Ethnic Religions
95.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
2.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Jinuo, Youle (23,000 speakers)
Language Code jiu   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Jino
Dialect Code 4792   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Jinuo, Youle (23,000 speakers)
Language Code jiu   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Jino
Dialect Code 4792   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Jinuo, Youle

Primary Language:  Jinuo, Youle

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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Video Source Asia Harvest
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