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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lo Lo of Vietnam

The Lo Lo of Vietnam, numbering approximately 5,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Loloish ethnic group of Vietnam, officially recognized as one of 54 ethnicities in the country. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Laghuu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Laghuu (lgh)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011176
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Pray for the Lo Lo of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

97%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Laghuu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

76%
%
Laghuu Speakers

Media Resources in Laghuu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Laghuu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Laghuu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lo Lo 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 Lo Lo:
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 Lo Lo of Vietnam

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Lo Lo Across Countries (ROP3 - 105565) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Lo LoPG011176Lo LoVietnam5,100Engaged yet UnreachedLaghuuChinese Folk Religion

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