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The Gha-Mu of China

The Gha-Mu of China, numbering approximately 172,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Small Flowery Miao subgroup of western Guizhou's Nayong and Shuicheng counties in China, one of several distinct Hmong-related peoples grouped under a single official Miao nationality label after 1949 despite differing origins and dialects. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Small Flowery Miao is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gha-Mu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Small Flowery Miao (sfm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 172,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006745
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
%
Miao, Small Flowery Speakers

Media Resources in Small Flowery Miao:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Small Flowery Miao:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gha-Mu 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 Gha-Mu:
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 Gha-Mu of China

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Gha-Mu Across Countries (ROP3 - 103323) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Gha-MuPG006745Gha-MuChina172,000No Longer UnreachedSmall Flowery MiaoProtestantism

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