• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (MIN NAN) OF CANADA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Min Nan Chinese - (nan)

Alternate Name(s): Teochow

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Canada

Also found in: China; Malaysia; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan; United States

Population: 28,500

Global Population: 54,661,000


PEID: 47427

ROP: 102140

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Han Chinese (Min Nan) of Canada, numbering 28,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 54,661,000 in 8 countries. Their primary language is Min Nan Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese (Min Nan) is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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