• PEOPLE NAME: MACANESE OF MACAO

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Southeast Asian

Language: Yue Chinese - (yue)

Alternate Name(s): Macaense, 土生葡人, Maquista

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Macao

Also found in: Angola

Population: 8,800

Global Population: 12,600


PEID: 50585

ROP: 105966

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Macanese of Macao, numbering 8,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Southeast Asian people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Yue Chinese. The primary religion practiced by the Macanese is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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