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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bouyei of Vietnam

The Bouyei of Vietnam, numbering approximately 2,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small Tai-Kadai-speaking community tracing roots to South China's ancient Bai Yue and Yelang kingdom peoples, settled in Vietnam's Muong Khuong and Quan Ba districts as the Tu Di subgroup among the country's recognized minorities. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Bouyei is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Bouyei
Primary Language(s): Bouyei (pcc)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 2,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011111
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bouyei
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

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Bouyei Speakers

Media Resources in Bouyei:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Bouyei:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bouyei bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bouyei 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 Bouyei:
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 Bouyei of Vietnam

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Bouyei Across Countries (ROP3 - 114016) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BouyeiPG006696BouyeiChina3,210,000Engaged yet UnreachedBouyeiEthnoreligion
BouyeiPG011111BouyeiVietnam2,000Engaged yet UnreachedBouyeiChinese Folk Religion

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