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2020 Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & LR-Least-Reached-UPGs of Asia-Pacific Source: Joshua Project data, www.joshuaproject.net To order prayer resources or for inquiries, contact email: [email protected] 2020 Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & LR-UPGs of Asia-Pacific (China & Indonesia = separate DPG) ASIA-PACIFIC SUMMARY: 2,702 total PG; 1,289 FR & LR-UPG = Frontier & Least Reached-Unreached People Groups Downloaded from www.joshuaproject.net = January, 2020 LR-UPG defin: less than 2% Evangelical & less than 5% total Christian Frontier definition = FR = 0.1% Christian or less Color code: light green: new country I give credit & thanks to Asia Harvest & Create International for permission to use their people group photos. "Prayer is not the only thing we can can do, but it is the most important thing we can do!" Luke 10:2, Jesus told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Let's dream God's dreams, and fulfill God's visions -- God dreams of all people groups knowing & loving Him! Revelation 7:9, "After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb." Asia Pacific Countries -- Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & Frontier-FR & Least Reached-LR-UPGs Page 1 Pray People Group Country: Region: People Group % LR Primary Primary Photos of Daily: Name: Population: Christian: FR Language: Religion: People Groups: 1 Jan. Ainu Japan Asia Northeast 15,000 20% Japanese Ethnic Religions Amami-Oshima, North. Japan Asia Northeast 9,900 1% LR Amami-Oshima, N. Buddhism Amami-Oshima, South. Japan Asia Northeast 1,800 3% LR Amami-Oshima, S. Buddhism Americans, U.S. Japan Asia Northeast 51,000 78% English Christianity British Japan Asia Northeast 23,000 65% English Christianity Burakumin Japan Asia Northeast 890,000 0.50% LR Japanese Buddhism Deaf Japan Asia Northeast 254,000 1.54% LR JapaneseSignLang.Buddhism 2 Jan. Eurasian Japan Asia Northeast 126,000 5% LR Japanese Buddhism Filipino, Tagalog Japan Asia Northeast 501,000 93% Tagalog Christianity Filipino, Tagalog French Japan Asia Northeast 6,300 62% French Christianity Han Chinese, Cantonese Japan Asia Northeast 36,000 10% Chinese, Yue Ethnic Religions Han Chinese, Mandarin Japan Asia Northeast 551,000 7% Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Han Chinese, Min Nan Japan Asia Northeast 75,000 10% Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions Han Chinese, Wu Japan Asia Northeast 7,000 10% Chinese, Wu Ethnic Religions 3 Jan. Japanese Japan Asia Northeast 121,301,000 1.20% LR Japanese Buddhism Japanese, Brazilian Japan Asia Northeast 271,000 95% Portuguese Christianity Judeo-Japanese Japan Asia Northeast 51,000 1% LR Japanese Judaism Kikai Japan Asia Northeast 13,000 3% LR Kikai Buddhism Han Chin. Mandarin Korean Japan Asia Northeast 1,001,000 31% Korean Christianity Kunigami Japan Asia Northeast 4,900 2% LR Kunigami Buddhism Malay Japan Asia Northeast 10,000 0.60% LR Malay Islam 4 Jan. Miyako, Ryukyuan Japan Asia Northeast 67,000 3% LR Miyako Buddhism Mongol, Khalka Japan Asia Northeast 4,500 1% LR Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions Oki-No-Erabu Japan Asia Northeast 3,200 3% LR Oki-No-Erabu Buddhism Okinawan, Ryukyuan Japan Asia Northeast 981,000 2% LR Okinawan, Central Ethnic Religions Persian Japan Asia Northeast 51,000 0.50% LR Persian, Iranian Islam Peruvian Japan Asia Northeast 200,000 95% Spanish Christianity Japanese Punjabi Japan Asia Northeast 71,000 1.50% LR Punjabi, Eastern Islam 5 Jan. South Asian, Bengali Japan Asia Northeast 71,000 1% LR Bengali Islam Thai Japan Asia Northeast 10,000 1% LR Thai Buddhism Toku-No-shima Japan Asia Northeast 5,000 2% LR Toku-No-Shima Buddhism Turk Japan Asia Northeast 5,000 0% FR Turkish Islam Vietnamese Japan Asia Northeast 14,000 10% Vietnamese Buddhism Yaeyama Japan Asia Northeast 47,000 3% LR Yaeyama Buddhism Yonaguni Japan Asia Northeast 800 1% LR Yonaguni Buddhism Yoron Japan Asia Northeast 900 1% LR Yoron Buddhism Okinawan Asia Pacific Countries -- Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & Frontier-FR & Least Reached-LR-UPGs Page 2 Pray People Group Country: Region: People Group % LR Primary Primary Photos of Daily: Name: Population: Christian: FR Language: Religion: People Groups: 6 Jan. Deaf Korea, North Asia Northeast 257,000 1.48% LR Language unknown Non-Religious French Korea, North Asia Northeast 500 61% French Christianity Han Chinese, Mandarin Korea, North Asia Northeast 181,000 8% Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Korean Korea, North Asia Northeast 25,098,000 1.60% LR Korean Non-Religious Russian Korea, North Asia Northeast 5,200 67% Russian Christianity Americans, U.S. Korea, South Asia Northeast 141,000 78% English Christianity Anglo-Australian Korea, South Asia Northeast 14,000 67% English Christianity 7 Jan. Anglo-Canadian Korea, South Asia Northeast 26,000 77% English Christianity British Korea, South Asia Northeast 7,200 63% English Christianity Burmese Korea, South Asia Northeast 23,000 1% LR Burmese Buddhism Korean Chinese, general Korea, South Asia Northeast 1,038,000 8% Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Deaf Korea, South Asia Northeast 102,000 31% Korean Sign Lang. Non-Religious Eurasian Korea, South Asia Northeast 13,000 80% English Christianity Filipino, Tagalog Korea, South Asia Northeast 57,000 96% Tagalog Christianity 8 Jan. French Korea, South Asia Northeast 5,300 68% French Christianity Japanese Korea, South Asia Northeast 52,000 1.50% LR Japanese Buddhism Kazakh Korea, South Asia Northeast 12,000 0.80% LR Kazakh Islam Khmer Korea, South Asia Northeast 46,000 4% LR Khmer Buddhism Korean Korea, South Asia Northeast 49,131,000 30.60% Korean Non-Religious Chinese, general Kyrgyz Korea, South Asia Northeast 5,000 2% LR Kyrgyz Islam Malay Korea, South Asia Northeast 9,600 1% LR Malay Islam Mongol, Khalka Korea, South Asia Northeast 35,000 1.72% LR Mongolian, Halh Buddhism 9 Jan. Russian Korea, South Asia Northeast 17,000 75% Russian Christianity South Asian, general Korea, South Asia Northeast 101,000 2% LR Language unknown Hinduism Thai Korea, South Asia Northeast 102,000 0.80% LR Thai Buddhism Turk Korea, South Asia Northeast 1,700 0% FR Turkish Islam Uzbek, Northern Korea, South Asia Northeast 55,000 2% LR Uzbek, Northern Islam Vietnamese Korea, South Asia Northeast 151,000 8% Vietnamese Buddhism South Asian, gen. Americans, U.S. Mongolia Asia Northeast 700 80% English Christianity Bayad Mongolia Asia Northeast 64,000 1.20% LR Mongolian, Halh Non-Religious 10 Jan. Buriat, Mongolia Mongolia Asia Northeast 51,000 0.60% LR Buriat, Mongolia Buddhism Chinese, general Mongolia Asia Northeast 44,000 6% Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious Dariganga Mongolia Asia Northeast 31,000 1% LR Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Darkhad Mongolia Asia Northeast 24,000 0% FR Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions Daur Mongolia Asia Northeast 2,100 4% Daur Ethnic Religions Deaf Mongolia Asia Northeast 16,000 1.72% LR Mongolian Sign Lang. Buddhism Dungan Mongolia Asia Northeast 6,000 2% LR Dungan Islam Durbet, Dorwoten Mongolia Asia Northeast 82,000 2% LR Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions Thai Asia Pacific Countries -- Daily Prayer Guide for all People Groups & Frontier-FR & Least Reached-LR-UPGs Page 3 Pray People Group Country: Region: People Group % LR Primary Primary Photos of Daily: Name: Population: Christian: FR Language: Religion: People Groups: 11 Jan. Dzakhchin, Zahchin Mongolia Asia Northeast 37,000 2% LR Mongolian, Halh Non-Religious Ewenki, Khamnigan Mongolia Asia Northeast 600 1% LR Evenki Ethnic Religions Kalmyk-Oirat, W. Mongol Mongolia Asia Northeast 264,000 0.50% LR Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism Kazakh, Qazaq Mongolia Asia Northeast 114,000 0.80% LR Kazakh Islam Khotogoid Mongolia Asia Northeast 17,000 1.50% LR Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions Khoton Mongolia Asia Northeast 13,000 0.10% FR Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism Korean Mongolia Asia Northeast 1,700 25% Korean Non-Religious 12 Jan. Mongol, Khalka Mongolia Asia Northeast 2,140,000 1.50% LR Mongolian, Halh Ethnic Religions Mongolian, Northern Mongolia Asia Northeast 160,000 0.60% LR Mongolian Buddhism Russian Mongolia Asia Northeast 2,800 78% Russian Christianity Kazakh, Qazaq Torgud Mongolia Asia Northeast 16,000 0.80% LR Kalmyk-Oirat Buddhism Tsaatan Mongolia Asia Northeast 300 0% FR Tuvan Ethnic Religions Tuva, Uriankhai Mongolia Asia Northeast 42,000 1% LR Tuvan Buddhism Ukrainian Mongolia Asia Northeast 9,600 80% Ukrainian Christianity 13 Jan. Uriankhai, Altai Mongolia Asia Northeast 30,000 1% LR Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Uuld Mongolia Asia Northeast 8,700 0% FR Mongolian, Halh Buddhism Uyghur Mongolia Asia Northeast 500 0.40% LR Uyghur Islam Uzbek, Northern Mongolia Asia Northeast 26,000 0.50% LR Uzbek, Northern Islam Uzemchin Mongolia Asia Northeast 2,900 1% LR Mongolian Buddhism Mongol, Khalka Americans, U.S. Taiwan Asia Northeast 10,000 78% English Christianity Ami Taiwan Asia Northeast 204,000 75% Amis Christianity 14 Jan. Anglo-Canadian Taiwan Asia Northeast 2,200 73% English Christianity British Taiwan Asia Northeast 2,100 62% English Christianity Bunun Taiwan Asia Northeast 57,000 75% Bunun Christianity Deaf Taiwan Asia Northeast 48,000 5.82% Taiwan Sign Lang. Ethnic Religions Filipino, Tagalog Taiwan Asia Northeast 152,000 92% Tagalog Christianity Han Chinese, Hakka Taiwan Asia Northeast 4,292,000 2.10% LR Chinese, Hakka Ethnic Religions Han Chinese, Mandarin Taiwan Asia Northeast 4,574,000 5% Chinese, Mandarin Ethnic Religions Han Chin. Mandarin Han Chinese, Min Nan Taiwan Asia Northeast 13,451,000 4% Chinese, Min Nan Ethnic Religions 15 Jan. Hui Taiwan Asia Northeast 57,000 0% FR Chinese, Mandarin Islam Indonesian Taiwan Asia Northeast 256,000 14% Indonesian Islam Japanese Taiwan Asia Northeast 14,000 1.50% LR Japanese Buddhism Jew, Chinese speaking Taiwan Asia Northeast 100 1% LR Chinese, Mandarin Judaism Kanakanabu Taiwan Asia Northeast 300 75% Bunun Christianity Kavalan, Kuwarawan Taiwan Asia Northeast 1,400 76% Chinese, Min Nan Christianity Korean Taiwan Asia Northeast 4,500 31% Korean Christianity Malay Taiwan Asia Northeast 21,000 0.50% LR Malay Islam Han Chin.
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    1. Introduction •Tibeto-Burman language; far north of Kachin State, Myanmar. Tone Variation for Grammatical Purposes •Closely related to Dulong in China. in the Rawang Language of Kachin State •Data from the Mvtwang (Mvt River) dialect of Rawang. Randy J. LaPolla & David Sangdong •Verb-final, agglutinative, both head marking and dependent Nanyang Technological University marking. •Verbs: take hierarchical person marking, aspect marking, SEALS24, Yangon University, 27-31 May 2014 directional marking (which also marks aspect in some cases), and tense marking. •Word classes and transitivity are clearly differentiated. •The Rawang orthography (Morse 1962, 1963) is used in this paper. 2. Verb classes •Most letters represent the pronunciations of English, except i = [i], v = [ǝ], a Morphology in citation identifies form class (third person non-past = [ɑ], ø = [ɯ], q = [ʔ], and c = [s]. Tones: high or high-falling á, low or affirmative/declarative): low falling à, and mid level ā. Syllables ending in a stop consonant (-p, -t, - q, -k) are in the high tone. Open syllables with no tone mark are unstressed. • Intransitives: non-past affirmative/declarative particle (ē) alone in the A colon marks non-basic long vowels. non past (e.g. ngø ̄ē 'to cry') and the intransitive past tense marker (-ı ̀) in past Examples of the tone contrasts: forms (with third person argument). This includes what would be translated (1) kā& ‘chicken’ ká& ‘debt’ kà& ‘word’ as adjectives on some other languages. rı ̄& ‘bundle, bunch’ rı ́& ‘carry’ rı ̀& ‘plural marker’ rū& ‘to write’ rú& ‘to be struck’ rù& ‘poisoned’ ngā&‘fish’ ngá& ‘borrow’ ngà& ‘1sg’ gár& ‘CL(drop)’ gār& ‘protect’ gàr& ‘large’ Pre,x HeadBenefactiveModality Agreement Transitive Cl.