Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Khao - (xao)

Alternate Name(s): Mon-Khmer Sub-cluster, Lao Bit

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Vietnam

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Population: 18,000

Global Population: 18,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Khao of Vietnam, numbering 18,000, 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 Vietnam. Their primary language is Khao. The primary religion practiced by the Khao is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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