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The Tay of United States

The Tay of United States, numbering approximately 700 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Central Tai-speaking ethnic group indigenous to northeastern Vietnam. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tày is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Tay

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zhuang
Primary Language(s): Tày (tyz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043651

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

78%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tày
Language Family: Tai-Kadai

80%
%
Tày Speakers

Media Resources in Tày:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tày:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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 Tay:
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Pray specifically for the Tay of United States

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
readPsalm 34:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be grounded in the Word, always trusting in the Lord's provision for their needs.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Tay Across Countries (ROP3 - 109909) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Tay PG011232 Tay Vietnam 1,930,000 Engaged yet Unreached Tày Ethnoreligion
Tay PG043651 Tay United States 700 Unengaged and Unreached Tày Ethnoreligion

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