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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bunong of Cambodia

The Bunong of Cambodia, numbering approximately 48,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Central Highland and Southeast regions of Vietnam and the Eastern region of Cambodia. They mostly adhere to Animism and Central Mnong is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Cambodia
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Central Mnong (cmo)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 48,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG020443
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

88%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Mnong
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Mnong, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Central Mnong:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Central Mnong:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Central Mnong bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bunong are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bunong:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bunong of Cambodia

"For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Central Mnong Across Countries (ROP3 - 101925) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BunongPG050338BunongUnited States450No Longer UnreachedCentral MnongProtestantism
BunongPG011118BunongVietnam36,000No Longer UnreachedCentral MnongProtestantism
BunongPG020443BunongCambodia48,000No Longer UnreachedCentral MnongAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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