• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (CANTONESE) OF MALAYSIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Yue Chinese - (yue)

Alternate Name(s): Cantonese, Chinese Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Belgium; Brunei; Canada; China; Curacao; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Laos; Mauritius; Panama; Peru; Reunion; Singapore; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zimbabwe

Population: 1,835,000

Global Population: 70,048,300


PEID: 46594

ROP: 103701

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Han Chinese (Cantonese) of Malaysia, numbering 1,835,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 70,048,300 in 23 countries. Their primary language is Yue Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese (Cantonese) is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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