• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (CANTONESE) OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 46594

ROP: 103701

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Chinese, Yue - (yue)

Alternate Name(s): Cantonese

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Malaysia

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

Population: 1,895,000

Global Population: 77,058,650


PEID: 46594

ROP: 103701

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Han Chinese (Cantonese) of Malaysia, numbering 1,895,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 77,058,650 in 25 countries. Their primary language is Chinese, Yue. 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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