People group profile · PG007535
The Saisiyat of Taiwan
The Saisiyat of Taiwan, numbering about 6,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Taiwanese Indigenous people of the Hsinchu-Miaoli highlands, divided into Northern and Southern branches, known for the biennial Pasta'ai ritual of atonement toward the ta'ay, a legendary short people the Saisiyat are said to have wiped out.
They are an indigenous people in the Taiwan Indigenous people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Saisiyat.
Fast facts
- Country
- Taiwan
- Population
- 6,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Taiwan Indigenous
- Primary language
- Saisiyat (xsy)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Miaoli county: Nanchuang and Shihtan townships; Hsinchu county: Wufeng township. Western mountains
Where they live
Gospel status
The Saisiyat are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Saisiyat
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
57% adherents
Primary language
Saisiyat · Austronesian family
87% speak Saisiyat
Gospel resources in Saisiyat
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not 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 Saisiyat
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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