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The Maa of Vietnam

The Maa of Vietnam, numbering approximately 41,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Mon-Khmer people of Vietnam's southern Central Highlands, concentrated along the upper Dong Nai River in Lam Dong and Dong Nai; they comprise regional groups including the Ma Ngan, Ma To, Ma Krung, and Ma Xop. They mostly adhere to Animism and Maa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Maa (cma)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 41,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011179
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Pray for the Maa of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

84%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maa
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Maa Speakers

Media Resources in Maa:

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Bible Resources in Maa:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Maa are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Maa:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Maa of Vietnam

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Maa Across Countries (ROP3 - 105950) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MaaPG011179MaaVietnam41,500No Longer UnreachedMaaAnimism

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