Language:  Chinese, Min Nan

Population of Groups Speaking

51,887,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

30

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(30 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Han Chinese, Hainanese Cambodia 15,000
 Han Chinese, Hainanese China 5,713,000
 Han Chinese, Hainanese Malaysia 457,000
 Han Chinese, Hainanese Singapore 183,000
 Han Chinese, Hainanese Thailand 8,400
 Han Chinese, Hokkien Malaysia 2,214,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Australia 19,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Myanmar (Burma) 73,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Brunei 13,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Canada 34,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Cambodia 155,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan China 22,496,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Japan 73,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Singapore 1,178,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan China, Hong Kong 83,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Indonesia 1,069,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan China, Macau 31,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan New Zealand 6,500
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Panama 1,400
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Philippines 1,254,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Thailand 1,540,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan Taiwan 13,077,000
 Han Chinese, Min Nan United States 228,000
 Han Chinese, Teochew Singapore 597,000
 Han Chinese, Teochew Cambodia 195,000
 Han Chinese, Teochew Malaysia 1,168,000
 Han Chinese, Xunpu China 700
Kavalan, Kuwarawan Taiwan 1,400
Siraya Taiwan 2,900
Thao, Sau Taiwan 700
  Totals:  30     4
SECONDARY Language
(3 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Laos 72,000
Kanakanabu Taiwan 300
 She China 656,000
  Totals:  3     1

Language Alternate Names
Amoy
Banlamgi
Banlamgu
Banlamue
Chaenzo
Changchew
Chaochow
Chao-Shan
Chaozhou
Chinchew
Chinese, Hokkien Amoy
Choushan
Fujian
Fujianese
Fukien
Fukienese
Hainan
Hainanese
Hokkien
Lei Hua
Leizhou
Li Hua
Min Nam
Min Nan
Minnan
Qiongwen Hua
Quanzhou
Sanso
Shantou
Southern Fujian
Southern Min
Swatow
Taechew
Taiwanese
Techu
Teochew
Teochiu
Teochow
Tiu Chiu
Tiuchiu
Wenchang
Xiamen
Zhangzhou

Dialects
Chiu Chao
Datian
Gandongbei
Kienyang
Longdu
Mai
Qiong-Wen
Quan-Zhang
Sankiang
Zhedongnan
Zhenan Min

Dialect Alternate Names
Chao Chow
Chaoshou
Chinese
Chinese, Min Nan: Chaochow
Chinese, Min Nan: Chao-Shan
Chinese, Min Nan: Xiamen
Formosan
Hailam
Hainanesisch
Hokkian
Hylam
Lei
Li
Northeastern Jiangxi
Qiong-Lei
Taibei Hokkien
Zhangping-Longyan