People group profile · PG046595
The Han Chinese (Hainanese) of Malaysia
The Han Chinese (Hainanese) of Malaysia, numbering about 80,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of Hainan Island who speak Hainanese and share a cultural heritage shaped by island life, maritime trade, and widespread migration to Southeast Asia.
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 Hainanese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 80,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Hainanese (hnm)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- 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
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Han Chinese (Hainanese) 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hainanese)
- 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
83% adherents
Primary language
100% speak Hainanese
Gospel resources in Hainanese
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not 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 Han Chinese (Hainanese)
- 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.
- 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.
Han Chinese, Hainanese in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103690) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Hainanese) | Singapore | 192,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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