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The Lo Lo of Vietnam

The Lo Lo of Vietnam, numbering approximately 5,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Loloish ethnic group of Vietnam, officially recognized as one of 54 ethnicities in the country. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Laghuu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Laghuu (lgh)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 5,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011176
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Pray for the Lo Lo of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

97%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Laghuu
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

76%
%
Laghuu Speakers

Media Resources in Laghuu:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Laghuu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lo Lo 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 Lo Lo:
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 Lo Lo of Vietnam

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
readPsalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Lo Lo Across Countries (ROP3 - 105565) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Lo Lo PG011176 Lo Lo Vietnam 5,100 Engaged yet Unreached Laghuu Chinese Folk Religion

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