Hua Miao in Vietnam


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Introduction / History

Despite their present ethnic divisions, the Hua Miao were once one group. Given the comparatively minor extent of linguistic variation within Hua Miao it is feasible that the group formed a single ethnolinguistic group ... perhaps only 600 years ago. The present geographical scattering is due mostly to migrations during the Qing Dynasty which were fueled by persecutions and other social unrest.


Where Are they Located?

Most members of the Hua Miao people are in China's Yunnan Province, but some live in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Like other Hmong-speaking peoples, the Hua Miao people enjoy music, festivals, and colorful clothing. They love to sing, tell stories, and dance. Stories are often told in poetry, put to music and sung. They love to tell stories about weddings, especially about the bridegroom and his friends at a wedding banquet.


They are widely scattered and their only chance of hearing the gospel comes if they live near one of the few evangelized Miao communities. They have significant cultural barriers and age-old prejudices combine to prohibit the gospel from spreading from one Miao group to another.
What Are Their Beliefs?

The Hua Miao, being scattered over a large area, have several main religious beliefs, including animism, polytheism and ancestor worship.


What Are Their Needs?

The Hua Miao people have no gospel recordings, JESUS Film or Christian radio broadcasts in their language.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Bible will soon be available in their language in print and audiovisual format.
Pray that many Hua Miao will become part of Christ's bride, the Church.
Pray for spiritual hunger for the Hua Miao people in China and Vietnam.
Pray for a powerful disciple making movement to affect all Miao peoples.


Scripture Prayers for the Miao, Hua in Vietnam.


References

http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/index.php/issue/day/2011/07/23


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

The Miao

Source:  Asia Harvest      Download

People Name General Miao, Hua
People Name in Country Miao, Hua
Natural Name Hua Miao
Pronunciation hwa mee-OW
Alternate Names Buffalo Dung Hmong; Dai; Downhill Hmong; Hmong Bel; Hmong Dous; Hmong Ghuad Dus; Hmong Ndrou; Hmong Nraug; Hmong Sou; Hua Hmong; Hua Miao; Sao; Shangfeng Ren; Zhanjia Ren
Population this Country 4,400
Population all Countries 791,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 18501
ROP3 Code 114112
ROP25 Code 303085
ROP25 Name Hua Miao
Country Vietnam
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 35  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Country Vietnam
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 35  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.00 %)
2.00 %
Ethnic Religions
88.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
10.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster (4,400 speakers)
Language Code cqd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster (4,400 speakers)
Language Code cqd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Primary Language:  Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2017)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2017)
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
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Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Video Source Asia Harvest
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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