• PEOPLE NAME: CHA SHAN YAO OF CHINA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Yao-Mien

Language: Lakkia - (lbc)

Alternate Name(s): Lakkia

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: China

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Population: 61,000

Global Population: 61,000


PEID: 6708

ROP: 114150

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Cha Shan Yao of China, numbering 61,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Yao-Mien people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in China. Their primary language is Lakkia. The primary religion practiced by the Cha Shan Yao is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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