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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The A-Hmao of China

The A-Hmao of China, numbering approximately 650,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a distinct Miao people of northeastern Yunnan and western Guizhou whose A-Hmao language is a Hmongic language of the Hmong-Mien family. They mostly adhere to Animism and Large Flowery Miao is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: A-Hmao

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Large Flowery Miao (hmd)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 650,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006652
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Pray for the A-Hmao of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

40%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Large Flowery Miao
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

90%
%
Miao, Large Flowery Speakers

Media Resources in Large Flowery Miao:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Large Flowery Miao:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Large Flowery Miao bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The A-Hmao are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the A-Hmao:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the A-Hmao of China

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

A-Hmao Across Countries (ROP3 - 113981) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
A-HmaoPG006652A-HmaoChina650,000No Longer UnreachedLarge Flowery MiaoAnimism

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