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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ta-Oy Ralok of Laos

The Ta-Oy Ralok of Laos, numbering approximately 850 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Ta‑Oy ethnolinguistic community indigenous to southern Laos, who speak Upper Ta’oih, a Mon‑Khmer language, and preserve a distinct Ralok identity rooted in the cultural traditions of the Ta‑Oy people. They mostly adhere to Animism and Upper Ta'oih is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Ta-Oy Ralok

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Upper Ta'oih (tth)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 850
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050567
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

100%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Upper Ta'oih
Language Family: Austroasiatic

60%
%
Ta’oih, Upper Speakers

Media Resources in Upper Ta'oih:

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Bible Resources in Upper Ta'oih:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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

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For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
readPsalm 32:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that God is their hiding place and that He will preserve them in the midst of trials.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Ta-Oy Ralok Across Countries (ROP3 - 119546) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ta-Oy RalokPG050567Ta-Oy RalokLaos850Unengaged and UnreachedUpper Ta'oihAnimism

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