People group profile · PG011142
The Hmong Daw of Vietnam
The Hmong Daw of Vietnam, numbering about 1,330,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien-speaking highland people of northern Vietnam whose identity is rooted in clan networks, the Hmong Daw language, mountain agriculture, and distinctive textile, ritual, and cultural traditions.
They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hmong Daw.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 1,330,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Daw (mww)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Red Miao
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Daw are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hmong Daw
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
Primary language
Hmong Daw · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Daw
Gospel resources in Hmong Daw
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hmong Daw)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Daw
- 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.
Hmong Daw in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103844) is reported in 5 other countries.
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