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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lahu Kuisoong of Laos

The Lahu Kuisoong of Laos, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kuisoong subgroup of the Lahu people of Laos who are closely associated with the Yellow Lahu tradition and maintain a distinct identity within the Lahu communities of northern Laos. They mostly adhere to Animism and Lahu Shi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese
Primary Language(s): Lahu Shi (lhi)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050538

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

93%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lahu Shi
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

90%
%
Lahu Shi Speakers

Media Resources in Lahu Shi:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Lahu Shi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lahu Kuisoong are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Lahu Kuisoong:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Lahu Kuisoong of Laos

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Lahu Kuisoong Across Countries (ROP3 - 119517) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Lahu KuisoongPG050538Lahu KuisoongLaos1,600No Longer UnreachedLahu ShiAnimism

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