People group profile · PG046598
The Han Chinese (Min Nan) of Malaysia
The Han Chinese (Min Nan) of Malaysia, numbering about 2,415,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of southern Fujian who speak Southern Min languages and share a maritime cultural heritage shaped by trade, migration, and longstanding ties to Taiwan and 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 Min Nan Chinese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 2,415,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Chinese
- Primary language
- Min Nan Chinese (nan)
- 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 (Min Nan) 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 Han Chinese (Min Nan)
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Min Nan Chinese · Southern Daly family
100% speak Min Nan Chinese
Gospel resources in Min Nan Chinese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hainanese)
- JESUS (Penang Hokkien)
- JESUS (Teochew)
- JESUS (Chinese, Hokkien Amoy)
- Magdalena (Chinese, Hokkien Amoy)
Bibles
- Today's Taiwanese Version · video, audio, text
- Wycliffe Malaysia · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Han Chinese (Min Nan)
- 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.
Han Chinese, Min Nan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102140) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | China | 35,550,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Taiwan | 13,680,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Singapore | 1,790,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese | Philippines | 1,275,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Hong Kong | 418,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | United States | 156,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Canada | 29,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese (Min Nan) | Peru | 7,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Han Chinese, Taiwanese | Argentina | 1,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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