• PEOPLE NAME: LANTEN OF LAOS

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Yao-Mien

Language: Kim Mun - (mji)

Alternate Name(s): Lao Soung (Highland)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Laos

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Population: 6,300

Global Population: 6,300


PEID: 20923

ROP: 111240

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lanten of Laos, numbering 6,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yao-Mien people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Laos. Their primary language is Kim Mun. The primary religion practiced by the Lanten is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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