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The Pacoh of Laos

The Pacoh of Laos, numbering approximately 26,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Katuic Mon-Khmer people of Laos's Saravan and Savannakhet mountains near Vietnam, whose name means people of the mountain, descended from valley settlers pushed into the highlands by Thai newcomers, marking every village with an outskirts spirit-house. They mostly adhere to Animism and Pacoh is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Pacoh (pac)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG009160
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

100%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pacoh
Language Family: Austroasiatic

68%
%
Pacoh Speakers

Media Resources in Pacoh:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Pacoh:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pacoh 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 Pacoh:
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 Pacoh of Laos

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Pacoh Across Countries (ROP3 - 107730) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
PacohPG009160PacohLaos26,500Engaged yet UnreachedPacohAnimism
PacohPG011194PacohVietnam20,000Unengaged and UnreachedPacohAnimism

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