Kado in China


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Introduction / History

The Kado are one of 18 groups combined by the Chinese authorities to form the official Hani nationality. The Kado possess their own language, although diminishing numbers of Kado children are now able to speak it. Many Kado have become culturally indistinguishable from the Han Chinese.
The Kado language is part of the Bi-Ka branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family. It is most like Biyo and Woni. In Myanmar - there are six Kado dialects reported - many scholars believe Kado and Ganaan to be separate languages. Kado is not the same as Katu, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam and Laos, nor is it the same as Kaduo, the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Mongols in Yunnan.
The Kado once lived under the yoke of powerful landlords who controlled their society. When the communists attempted to condemn the oppressive landlords in the 1950s, the Kado Christians refused to be involved, saying it was better to forgive them.


What Are Their Lives Like?

For the past 200 years the Kado have been gradually Sinicized. Today few wear their traditional costume, the mark of their ethnic identity.


What Are Their Beliefs?

There are many strong Christian churches among the Kado. It was not always the case, however. In the past the Kado lived in deep spiritual bondage. A survey of one Kado village found 93% of the adults were infected with a sexually transmitted disease.
H. A. Baker, an independent Pentecostal missionary, commenced work among the Kado in 1932, sowing the seed for a great revival among them between 1940 and 1947. A 1941 report commented, "Several new stations have been added as the blessed message of life spread from one village to another. Several thousands of these needy people have made a confession of Christ. Many of these are busy learning to read the newly translated Scriptures in their own language." By 1950, 33 Kado churches had been established, but all of them were forced to close between 1952 and 1953. Both the Assembly of God and the Seventh Day Adventists had many Kado converts. During the Cultural Revolution, the communists hoped to destroy the Kado church by dividing them over the issue of the Sabbath. Sensing the principle of unity was more important than the letter of the law, the Adventists agreed to meet with the Assembly of God believers on Sundays. By 1986 the Kado numbered 40,000 believers - most of whom used Chinese Scriptures - and 156 Kado were engaged in full-time Christian work. A 1986 study of 5,201 believers in Mojiang County indicated that 31% were teenagers.


What Are Their Needs?

Kado Christ followers need to closely follow the Lord and allow themselves to be used by him.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring about another revival among the Kado people, making them salt and light to the peoples around them.
Pray for the Kado to be thrust out as workers to the unreached in China.


Scripture Prayers for the Kado in China.


References

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People Name General Kado
People Name in Country Kado
Alternate Names Asak; Dari; Gado; Ganan; Ka Dwo; Kaduo; Kato; Katu; Kudo; Mawteik; Puteik; Sak; Sakkya; Shakama; That; Thet
Population this Country 198,000
Population all Countries 203,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 18516
ROP3 Code 114129
ROP25 Code 303470
ROP25 Name Kado (Myanmar)
Country China
Region Asia, Northeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 19  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country More than 122,000 Kado live in communities scattered throughout the southern part of Yunnan Province. Although most are concentrated in Mojiang County in Honghe Prefecture, Kado can be found as far southwest as Jinghong County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. In 1983, 128,500 Kado were also reported living in Myanmar. An additional small group of 200 Kado lives in northern Laos.   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Country China
Region Asia, Northeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 19  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country More than 122,000 Kado live in communities scattered throughout the southern part of Yunnan Province. Although most are concentrated in Mojiang County in Honghe Prefecture, Kado can be found as far southwest as Jinghong County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. In 1983, 128,500 Kado were also reported living in Myanmar. An additional small group of 200 Kado lives in northern Laos..   Source:  Operation China, 2000
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 32.55 %)
35.00 %
Ethnic Religions
64.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
1.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kaduo (198,000 speakers)
Language Code ktp   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kaduo (198,000 speakers)
Language Code ktp   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kaduo

Primary Language:  Kaduo

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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