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The Vlax Romani of United States

The Vlax Romani of United States, numbering approximately 3,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a major branch of the Romani people whose historical development was associated with the Romanian regions of Wallachia and Moldavia. Vlax Romani are distinguished from other Romani groups by language, cultural traditions, and historical experiences. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Vlax Romani is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Romani, Vlax

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Vlax Romani (rmy)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 3,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043610
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

64%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vlax Romani
Language Family: Indo-European

80%
%
Romani, Vlax Speakers

Media Resources in Vlax Romani:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Vlax Romani:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Chilean Vlax Version ✓ ✓
2020 Pioneer Bible Translators & Bible Translators of Ukraine ✓ ✓ ✓

2 entries

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Vlax Romani:
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Pray specifically for the Vlax Romani of United States

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Roma, Vlach Across Countries (ROP3 - 108394) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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14 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Vlax Romani PG043610 Vlax Romani United States 3,600 Unengaged and Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG042649 Vlax Romani Algeria 4,800 Unengaged and Unreached Vlax Romani Folk Islam
Vlax Romani PG000702 Vlax Romani Albania 7,800 Engaged yet Unreached Vlax Romani Unaffiliated
Vlax Romani PG000176 Vlax Romani France 12,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG000068 Vlax Romani Belgium 13,000 No Longer Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG015529 Vlax Romani South Africa 18,500 Engaged yet Unreached Vlax Romani Ethnoreligion
Vlax Romani PG006322 Vlax Romani Pakistan 24,500 Unengaged and Unreached Vlax Romani Folk Islam
Vlax Romani PG048011 Vlax Romani Kosovo 26,000 Engaged yet Unreached Gheg Albanian Sunni Islam
Vlax Romani PG016290 Vlax Romani Colombia 42,000 No Longer Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG000565 Vlax Romani Sweden 50,000 Unengaged and Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG017346 Vlax Romani Argentina 61,500 No Longer Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG000265 Vlax Romani Germany 140,000 Unengaged and Unreached Sinte Romani Roman Catholicism
Vlax Romani PG039298 Vlax Romani Bosnia and Herzegovina 299,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vlax Romani Sunni Islam
Vlax Romani PG017174 Vlax Romani Brazil 354,000 Engaged yet Unreached Vlax Romani Roman Catholicism

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