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The Pattani Malays of Thailand

The Pattani Malays of Thailand, numbering approximately 3,510,000 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: 3,510,000
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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Pray for the Pattani Malays of Thailand

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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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Or check out the Pattani Malay bible at Bible.com

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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

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

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 MalaysThailand3,510,000Engaged yet UnreachedPattani MalaySunni Islam

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