People group profile · PG009525
The Tailoi of Myanmar
The Tailoi of Myanmar, numbering about 5,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Tai Loi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 5,100
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mon-Khmer
- Primary language
- Tai Loi (tlq)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tailoi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tailoi
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
90% adherents
Primary language
Tai Loi · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Tai Loi
Gospel resources in Tai Loi
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tailoi
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Tai Doi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111244) is reported in 1 other country.
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