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The Hani of Vietnam

The Hani of Vietnam, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Lolo-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the high southwestern plateau of southwestern China's Yunnan province. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hani is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Hani

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Hani-Akha
Primary Language(s): Hani (hni)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011138
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Pray for the Hani of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hani
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Hani Speakers

Media Resources in Hani:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hani:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Hani:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Hani of Vietnam

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

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.

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.

Hani Across Countries (ROP3 - 103712) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HaniPG007184HaniChina1,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedHaniChinese Folk Religion
HaniPG011138HaniVietnam21,500Engaged yet UnreachedHaniChinese Folk Religion
HaniPG009113HaniLaos750Unengaged and UnreachedHaniEthnoreligion

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