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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ha Li of China

The Ha Li of China, numbering approximately 929,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the largest Li people of Hainan Island whose Ha language serves as the principal lingua franca among Li communities and whose identity reflects a long history of resistance, adaptation, and cultural continuity. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Hlai is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Li, Ha

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Li
Primary Language(s): Hlai (lic)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 929,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007259
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

25%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hlai
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

90%
%
Hlai Speakers

Media Resources in Hlai:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hlai:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Li, Ha Across Countries (ROP3 - 114167) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ha LiPG007259Ha LiChina929,000Unengaged and UnreachedHlaiEthnoreligion

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