• PEOPLE NAME: HAN CHINESE (HAINANESE) OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 46595

ROP: 103690

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Chinese

Language: Hainanese - (hnm)

Alternate Name(s): Hainanese

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Chinese Folk Religion

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Singapore

Population: 79,000

Global Population: 269,000


PEID: 46595

ROP: 103690

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Han Chinese (Hainanese) of Malaysia, numbering 79,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chinese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 269,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Hainanese. The primary religion practiced by the Han Chinese (Hainanese) is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration.


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