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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mang of Vietnam

The Mang of Vietnam, numbering approximately 3,700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an indigenous people of Vietnam's northwestern corner nicknamed the Wanderers for a nomadic past, first recorded in southeastern Yunnan under the Ming dynasty before migrating into Lai Chau and Lao Cai during the seventeenth-century Qing conquest They are an Indigenous people, with Mang as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Mang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Mang (zng)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 3,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011181
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mang
Language Family: Austroasiatic

76%
%
Mang Speakers

Media Resources in Mang:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Mang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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 Mang:
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Pray specifically for the Mang of Vietnam

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Mang Across Countries (ROP3 - 106238) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MangPG011181MangVietnam3,700Unengaged and UnreachedMangChinese Folk Religion
MangPG007276MangChina550Unengaged and UnreachedMangAnimism

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