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The Eastern Bru of Laos

The Eastern Bru of Laos, numbering approximately 37,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an upland swidden-farming people of eastern Laos's Savannakhet and Khammouane provinces near the Vietnam border, speaking a conservative non-tonal Austroasiatic language related to the Bru of Vietnam and Thailand. They mostly adhere to Animism and Eastern Bru is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Eastern Bru (bru)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 37,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG020895
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Bru
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Bru, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Bru:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Eastern Bru:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Eastern Bru bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Eastern Bru 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 Eastern Bru:
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 Eastern Bru of Laos

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

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 many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

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.

Eastern Bru Across Countries (ROP3 - 102833) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern BruPG011126Eastern BruVietnam74,500No Longer UnreachedEastern BruAnimism
Eastern BruPG020895Eastern BruLaos37,500Engaged yet UnreachedEastern BruAnimism

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