People group profile · PG016338
The Han Chinese (Hakka) of French Guiana
The Han Chinese (Hakka) of French Guiana, numbering about 17,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities.
They are a diaspora people in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Hakka Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- French Guiana
- Population
- 17,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Hakka Chinese (hak)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese (Hakka) are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka)
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Hakka Chinese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Hakka Chinese
Gospel resources in Hakka Chinese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Kartidaya · audio
- Today's Taiwanese Hakka Bible · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Hakka)
- 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.
- 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.
Han Chinese, Hakka in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103691) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | China | 36,240,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Taiwan | 4,700,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Malaysia | 402,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Hong Kong | 255,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Singapore | 161,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Mauritius | 22,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Suriname | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | French Polynesia | 13,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Peru | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Jamaica | 6,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Canada | 5,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | Guyana | 1,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Hakka) | United States | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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