• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (HAKKA) OF FRENCH GUIANA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Hakka Chinese - (hak)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Canada; China; French Polynesia; Guyana; Jamaica; Malaysia; Mauritius; Peru; Singapore; Suriname; Taiwan; United States

Population: 16,000

Global Population: 41,552,200


PEID: 16338

ROP: 103691

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Han Chinese (Hakka) of French Guiana, numbering 16,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 41,552,200 in 13 countries. Their primary language is Hakka Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese (Hakka) is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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