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The Tay of Vietnam

The Tay of Vietnam, numbering approximately 1,930,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Central Tai-speaking ethnic group indigenous to northeastern Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tày is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Tày (tyz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,930,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011232
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Pray for the Tay of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

52%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tày
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

76%
%
Tày Speakers

Media Resources in Tày:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tày:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tay 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 Tay:
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 Tay of Vietnam

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tay PG011232 Tay Vietnam 1,930,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tày Ethnoreligion
Tay PG043651 Tay United States 700 Unengaged and Unreached Tày Ethnoreligion

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