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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hmong Daw of China

The Hmong Daw of China, numbering approximately 1,865,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of two principal Hmong dialect divisions named for traditional women's dress, spanning China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and with a large American diaspora. The Hmong Daw blend shamanistic ancestor worship with Chinese folk religion. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hmong Daw is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Hmong Daw (mww)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 1,865,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049971
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

88%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hmong Daw
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Hmong Daw Speakers

Media Resources in Hmong Daw:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hmong Daw:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hmong Daw 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 Hmong Daw:
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 Hmong Daw of China

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
readMatthew 28:18-20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence because Jesus has all authority and is with them as they make disciples and teach others about Him.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Hmong Daw Across Countries (ROP3 - 103844) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Hmong DawPG000163Hmong DawFrance15,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG011142Hmong DawVietnam1,330,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG020900Hmong DawLaos294,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG043686Hmong DawUnited States204,000No Longer UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG046603Hmong DawMyanmar10,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion
Hmong DawPG049971Hmong DawChina1,865,000Engaged yet UnreachedHmong DawChinese Folk Religion

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