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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Luri of United States

The Southern Luri of United States, numbering approximately 50 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic community of western Iran They are an Diaspora people, with Luri (Iran) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Luri-Bakhtiari people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam. They primarily speak Luri, Southern.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Southern Luri

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Luri-Bakhtiari
Primary Language(s): Luri, Southern (luz)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 50
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050371

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Luri, Southern
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Luri, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Luri, Southern:

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Bible Resources in Luri, Southern:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Luri 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 Southern Luri:
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 Southern Luri of United States

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.
readPsalm 66:4

Pray that the good news of Jesus will advance here and that many will bow down and sing praises to His name.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
readPhilippians 3:20-21

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember their citizenship is in heaven.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Luri, Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 114987) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern LuriPG024186Southern LuriIran1,200,000Engaged yet UnreachedLuri, SouthernShia Islam
Southern LuriPG050371Southern LuriUnited States50Engaged yet UnreachedLuri, SouthernShia Islam

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