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

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 Polynesia

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

Population: 13,500

Global Population: 41,552,200


PEID: 8246

ROP: 103691

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese (Hakka) of French Polynesia, numbering 13,500, are No Longer 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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