• PEOPLE NAME: KHAMET OF THAILAND

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Rmeet - (lbn)

Alternate Name(s): Northern Thai Sub-cluster, Lamet

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Thailand

Also found in: Laos; United States

Population: 150

Global Population: 26,680


PEID: 10870

ROP: 104890

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Khamet of Thailand, numbering 150, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 26,680 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Rmeet. The primary religion practiced by the Khamet is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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