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The Nung of Vietnam

The Nung of Vietnam, numbering approximately 1,235,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tai-speaking people of northern Vietnam descended largely from migrants from Guangxi in southern China, closely related to the Tày and Zhuang and concentrated in the mountainous border regions of the northeast. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nung (Viet Nam) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Vietnam
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Nung (Viet Nam) (nut)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,235,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011191
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Pray for the Nung of Vietnam

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nung (Viet Nam)
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

100%
%
Nung Speakers

Media Resources in Nung (Viet Nam):

Films:
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Bible Resources in Nung (Viet Nam):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nung 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 Nung:
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 Nung of Vietnam

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Nung, Highland Across Countries (ROP3 - 107510) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NungPG011191NungVietnam1,235,000Engaged yet UnreachedNung (Viet Nam)Ethnoreligion

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