• PEOPLE NAME: HMONG NJUA OF FRENCH GUIANA

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PEID: 16339

ROP: 114106

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Miao / Hmong

Language: Hmong Njua - (hnj)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: French Guiana

Also found in: Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; United States

Population: 4,700

Global Population: 569,700


PEID: 16339

ROP: 114106

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Hmong Njua of French Guiana, numbering 4,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Miao / Hmong people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 569,700 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Hmong Njua. The primary religion practiced by the Hmong Njua is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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