People group profile · PG007278
The Maonan of China
The Maonan of China, numbering about 79,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China.
They are an indigenous people in the Tai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Daoism, and they primarily speak Maonan.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 79,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Tai
- Primary language
- Maonan (mmd)
- Primary religion
- Daoism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maonan are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maonan
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Daoism · Ethnoreligion
85% adherents
Primary language
Maonan · Tai-Kadai family
70% speak Maonan
Gospel resources in Maonan
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maonan
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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