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The Pattani Malays of Thailand

The Pattani Malays of Thailand, numbering approximately 3,515,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Thailand. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Pattani Malay is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Pattani Malay (mfa)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,515,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043708
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pattani Malay
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Malay, Pattani Speakers

Media Resources in Pattani Malay:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Pattani Malay:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pattani Malays 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 Pattani Malays:
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 Pattani Malays of Thailand

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Pattani Malay Across Countries (ROP3 - 107943) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Pattani MalaysPG043708Pattani MalaysThailand3,515,000Engaged yet UnreachedPattani MalaySunni Islam

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