Jiantou Laluo in China

The Jiantou Laluo have only been reported in China
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Introduction / History

Although this group simply calls itself Laluo in their own language, the Chinese call them Jiantou Yi or Jiantou Laluo to distinguish them from the Mishaba Laluo who live in the same general area. Jiantou is a Chinese term meaning "cone head" and is applied to this group because of their custom of wearing large, cone-shaped turbans. Married Jiantou Laluo women also wear small, green ceramic cones on their foreheads. Although the government has included the Jiantou Laluo as part of the Yi nationality, neighboring people do not consider them Yi. They call them Maganfang, after a place name in the Jiantou Laluo region. The Jiantou Laluo are a different ethnic and language group from the Mishaba Laluo.
Little is known about the history of the Jiantou Laluo. Because they have no written language, no records have been kept of their migrations and experiences.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Jiantou Laluo women retain their traditional dress, "which is predominantly green with intricate embroidery and silver-colored sequins plotted out pleasantly on their blouses - all complimented by a unique headdress."


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Jiantou Laluo are animists. They seem to have something of a fixation on spiders and have several legends involving them. One states that long ago a group of Laluo girls hid in a cave to escape the evil advances of a group of soldiers. As soon as they entered the cave, a spider came down and spun a web over the cave entrance, prohibiting the soldiers from entering. In honor of the insects, many Jiantou Laluo women embroider patterns of spiders on their clothing and headdress.


What Are Their Needs?

There are believed to be a few Jiantou Laluo Christians, meeting in the Three-Self church in Dali Township. Much of this group, however, are completely unaware of the existence of Christianity. Because of their Hui neighbors, they have had more exposure to Islam than to Christianity.


Prayer Points

Pray for loving and dedicated workers will go to the Jiantou Laluo.
Pray for spiritual openness and a willing to seek truth.
Pray for Jiantou Laluo disciples who will make more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Laluo, Jiantou in China.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Laluo, Jiantou
People Name in Country Laluo, Jiantou
Natural Name Jiantou Laluo
Pronunciation Jeeuhn-tow Lah-loo
Alternate Names Dongshan Yizu; Jiantou Lolo; Laloba; Lalu; Laluo; Maganfang
Population this Country 40,000
Population all Countries 40,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 18537
ROP3 Code 114154
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 A total of 30,000 Jiantou Laluo live in three counties within the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. About half (15,000) live in Weishan County, 7,000 in Midu County, and 8,000 in Xiaguan County which encompasses the ancient town of Dali. The Jiantou Laluo mostly live in high mountains.   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 A total of 30,000 Jiantou Laluo live in three counties within the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. About half (15,000) live in Weishan County, 7,000 in Midu County, and 8,000 in Xiaguan County which encompasses the ancient town of Dali. The Jiantou Laluo mostly live in high mountains..   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.07 %)
2.00 %
Ethnic Religions
95.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
3.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Lalo, Dongshanba (40,000 speakers)
Language Code yik   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Lalo, Dongshanba (40,000 speakers)
Language Code yik   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Lalo, Dongshanba

Primary Language:  Lalo, Dongshanba

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
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Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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