Akha of Vietnam (PGID: PG011106)

The Akha of Vietnam

The Akha of Vietnam, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Akha originated in China's Yunnan province, where they are closely related to the Hani and Yi peoples, but gradually migrated into Burma and Laos in the 18th-19th centuries and Thailand in the early 20th century. They mostly adhere to Animism and Akha is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Hani-Akha
Primary Language(s): Akha (ahk)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011106
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%

Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Akha
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%

Akha Speakers

Media Resources in Akha:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Akha:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2001 Thailand Bible Society	✓	✓	✓
Bibles International			✓

2 entries

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Akha 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.

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Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Jerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
Psalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Akha Across Countries (ROP3 - 100185) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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5 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country ▲	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG047616	Akha	China	311,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hani	Chinese Folk Religion
PG020893	Akha	Laos	113,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Akha	Animism
PG009402	Akha	Myanmar	230,000	No Longer Unreached	Akha	Animism
PG010820	Akha	Thailand	58,000	No Longer Unreached	Akha	Ethnoreligion
PG011106	Akha	Vietnam	1,700	Engaged yet Unreached	Akha	Animism

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