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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Katu of Vietnam

The Katu of Vietnam, numbering approximately 61,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Animism and Eastern Katu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Eastern Katu (ktv)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 61,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011154
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Katu
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Katu, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Katu:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Eastern Katu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Katu 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 Katu:
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 Katu of Vietnam

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

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.

Katu Across Countries (ROP3 - 104746) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KatuPG011154KatuVietnam61,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KatuAnimism
KatuPG009129KatuLaos30,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern KatuAnimism

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