• PEOPLE NAME: TAI PEUNG OF LAOS

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PEID: 20954

ROP: 109722

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Tai

Language: Lao - (lao)

Alternate Name(s): Lao Thai

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Laos

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Population: 1,800

Global Population: 1,800


PEID: 20954

ROP: 109722

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Tai Peung of Laos, numbering 1,800, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tai people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Laos. Their primary language is Lao. The primary religion practiced by the Tai Peung is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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