Thao, Sau in Taiwan

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Joshua Project has identified the Thao only in Taiwan

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Population

600

Christian

78.00%

Evangelical

8.00%

Largest Religion

Christianity (78.00%)

Main Language

Thao

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Professing Christian.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Thao
People Name in Country	Thao, Sau
Population in Taiwan	600
World Population	600
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	No
Progress Scale	4 ●
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names	Sao, Sau, Shao
People ID	15462
ROP3 Code	110007

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	East Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Taiwan Indigenous
People Group	Thao
Ethnic Code	AUG01a

Geography

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Country	Taiwan
Region	Northeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Nantou county: Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin, 14 km away. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Taiwan
Region	Northeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Nantou county: Sun Moon Lake southeast shore, Te-hua village, and Ta-p’ing-lin, 14 km away.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Language:	Thao (600 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	ssf Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Thao (600 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	ssf Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

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Primary Language:

Thao

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Translation Need	Questionable

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
None reported

Religion

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Primary Religion:	Christianity
Religion Subdivision:	Independent

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 8.00 %)	78.00 %
Ethnic Religions	22.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	45.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	25.0 %
Roman Catholic	30.0 %

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