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The Chong of Cambodia

The Chong of Cambodia, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Pearic people of western Cambodia, distinct from the Khmer majority, with communities in Koh Kong and a traditional Chong language belonging to the Austroasiatic family. They mostly adhere to Animism and Chong is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Cambodia
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Chong (cog)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG008183
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chong
Language Family: Austroasiatic

65%
%
Chong Speakers

Media Resources in Chong:

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Bible Resources in Chong:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chong 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 Chong:
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 Chong of Cambodia

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
readIsaiah 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the coming of the Prince of Peace because He will bring everlasting peace and rule with justice and righteousness.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Chong Across Countries (ROP3 - 102183) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChongPG008183ChongCambodia1,200Engaged yet UnreachedChongAnimism
ChongPG010844ChongThailand700Unengaged and UnreachedChongAnimism

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