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The Katu of Vietnam

The Katu of Vietnam, numbering approximately 61,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of central Vietnam's Annamite highlands, especially Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue, whose traditional villages center on a communal Guol house. 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

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

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.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a heart that longs to see all people from all parts of the world worshiping Jesus as He deserves.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID ▲ Name Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Katu PG009129 Katu Laos 30,500 Engaged yet Unreached Eastern Katu Animism
Katu PG011154 Katu Vietnam 61,500 Engaged yet Unreached Eastern Katu Animism

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