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Nosu, Mangbu September 10

Location: More than 65,000 Mangbu Customs: Nosu live in the northeastern part of Hatred Province and in the adjoining between the areas of in Nosu and Province. The majority of Mangbu the Chinese Nosu (48,800) live in the southern fighters and central areas of reached in the Prefecture of Yunnan such a fever Province. More than 2,000 also live in pitch that the mountains of .1 both sides resorted to Identity: Although they have been cannibalism. officially included under the Yi Missionary nationality by the Chinese authorities, Samuel the Mangbu Nosu possess their own Pollard, ethnicity, history, and language. This writing in group calls itself Nosu (Black People). the early Mangbu is the name of a town in 1900s, Zhenxiong County which is the stated, “A geographic center of the Mangbu sort of Nosu. One source states that cannibalism “Mangbu is an ancient tribal name.”2 is practiced in this area Language: Mangbu Nosu is part of by both the Eastern Yi group of Tibeto-Burman Chinese and Jamin Pelkey languages. It is reportedly most Nosu. After a fight the warriors who stayed there the night, but he is a closely related to the Shuixi Nosu, are killed on either side are opened very unusual local baron. He told us Wusa Nasu, and Wumeng languages. and their hearts removed, perhaps straight he would rather lose his head Mangbu Nosu is still used vigorously also their tongues, and these are than become a Christian. He refused and is spoken in the home. cooked and eaten. It is supposed to all gifts of books, disputed all we said be a way of inheriting the courage and and denied all our attempts to win History: In the past, the Mangbu Nosu valor of the deceased.”3 him over. He stuck up strongly for his were one of six powerful tribes who religion and defended the worship of ruled over the region. This alliance Religion: Polytheism is the stronghold idols with great zest.”4 rejected Chinese rule of the area, of the Mangbu Nosu. As a result, which resulted in centuries of conflict fewer Mangbu Nosu have believed in Christianity: Although most Mangbu and war between the Nosu and the Christ than among other Yi groups in Nosu have refused to consider the various Chinese armies that were sent the area. Pollard recorded a sample gospel, there are about 1,000 to subdue them. Today, the Mangbu of the resistance he experienced in believers among them, especially in Nosu long for their former glory, but 1905: “We crossed the sides of a big Hezhang County of Guizhou. Villages they realize they have no chance of mountain… and finally arrived at the there are often divided along religious overpowering the Chinese. They view fort of a Nosu landlord called Loh- lines, with Christians forced to live in themselves as a defeated people. chig. He received us kindly and we separate communities.

Overview of the NW Guizhou: Hezhang County (14,300) Status of Evangelization • Mangbu Nosu Zhaotong Status: 67% •Hezhang Countries: •Lupanshui Officially included under Yi Pronunciation: Language: Sino-Tibetan, •Dongchuan GUIZHOU “Mung-boo-Nor-soo” 31% YUNNAN Tibeto-Burman, Burmese-Lolo, •Xingyi Other Names: Nosu, Mang-pu Yi, Lolo, Northern Lolo, Yi, • Eastern Yi Scale Mangbu Yi, Nuosu, Hei Yi, 2% 0 KM 160 Black Yi, Bai Yi, White Yi Dialects: 0 Population Source: Religion: Polytheism, Animism, A B C Population in China: 65,200 (1999 AMO); Ancestor Worship, Christianity 50,900 in Yunnan A = Have never heard the gospel 65,200 (1999) Christians: 1,000 B = Were evangelized but did not 66,800 (2000) (1999 J. Pelkey); Out of a total Yi population of Scripture: None become Christians 83,900 (2010) C = Are adherents to any form of 6,572,173 (1990 census) Jesus film: None Location: Yunnan, Guizhou Christianity Religion: Polytheism Location: NE Yunnan: Zhenxiong Gospel Recordings: None Christians: 1,000 (48,800) and Weixin (2,100) Christian Broadcasting: None counties; ROPAL code: None

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