People group profile · PG022056
The Hmong Njua of Myanmar
The Hmong Njua of Myanmar, numbering about 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong-Mien ethnolinguistic group indigenous to southwest China and adjacent border areas of Laos and Thailand.
They are a diaspora people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Polytheism, and they primarily speak Hmong Njua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 14,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Hmong Njua (hnj)
- Primary religion
- Polytheism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hmong Njua 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 Njua
- 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
Polytheism · Ethnoreligion
88% adherents
Primary language
Hmong Njua · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Hmong Njua
Gospel resources in Hmong Njua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hmong Njua
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Hmong Njua in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114106) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong Njua | Laos | 253,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Thailand | 190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | United States | 124,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | French Guiana | 5,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Hmong Njua | Canada | 900 | No Longer Unreached |
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