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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Moklen of Thailand

The Moklen of Thailand, numbering approximately 2,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Thailand Moken They are an Indigenous people, with Moklen as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Moklen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Moklen

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Moklen (mkm)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG010893
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

78%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Moklen
Language Family: Austronesian

72%
%
Moklen Speakers

Media Resources in Moklen:

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Bible Resources in Moklen:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Moklen are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Moklen:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Moklen of Thailand

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Moklen Across Countries (ROP3 - 106726) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MoklenPG010893MoklenThailand2,100Engaged yet UnreachedMoklenAnimism

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