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The Tay of United States

The Tay of United States, numbering approximately 700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Central Tai-speaking ethnic group indigenous to northeastern Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tày is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Tay

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Tày (tyz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043651

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

78%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tày
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

80%
%
Tày Speakers

Media Resources in Tày:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tày:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Tay:
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Pray specifically for the Tay of United States

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Tay Across Countries (ROP3 - 109909) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TayPG011232TayVietnam1,930,000Engaged yet UnreachedTàyEthnoreligion
TayPG043651TayUnited States700Unengaged and UnreachedTàyEthnoreligion

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