Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Western Lawa - (lcp)

Alternate Name(s): Hill Tribes Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Thailand

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Population: 8,600

Global Population: 8,600

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Western Lawa of Thailand, numbering 8,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Thailand. Their primary language is Western Lawa. The primary religion practiced by the Western Lawa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

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Gospel Recordings: Available

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