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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Brao of United States

The Brao of United States, numbering approximately 100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Indigenous Mon–Khmer–speaking ethnic group living primarily along the Cambodia–Laos border in mainland Southeast Asia Brau They are an Diaspora people, with Brao as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Brao is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Brao

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Brao (brb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043179

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Brao
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Brao Speakers

Media Resources in Brao:

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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

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Pray specifically for the Brao of United States

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
readNumbers 6:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with peace in their lives, knowing that God is with them.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Brao Across Countries (ROP3 - 101655) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BraoPG009101BraoLaos26,000Unengaged and UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG018251BraoCambodia9,000No Longer UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG011112BraoVietnam400No Longer UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG043179BraoUnited States100Unengaged and UnreachedBraoEthnoreligion

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