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The Yami of Taiwan

The Yami of Taiwan, numbering approximately 4,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a maritime Austronesian people who call themselves Tao, or man, settling Orchid Island around 4,000 years ago and maintaining trade and intermarriage with the Ivatan of the Philippines, later protesting an undisclosed 1982 nuclear waste facility. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Yami is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Taiwan
People Cluster: Taiwan Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Yami (tao)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007546
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

42%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yami
Language Family: Austronesian

72%
%
Yami Speakers

Media Resources in Yami:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Yami:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
The Bible Society in Taiwan, 1994✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Yami bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yami are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Yami:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Yami of Taiwan

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Yami Across Countries (ROP3 - 110960) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YamiPG007546YamiTaiwan4,700No Longer UnreachedYamiProtestantism

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