People group profile · PG011134
The Giay of Vietnam
The Giay of Vietnam, numbering about 55,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Tai-speaking people descended from migrants from China about three centuries ago, concentrated in the northern provinces of Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Yen Bai.
They are an indigenous people in the Bouyei people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Bouyei.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 55,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Bouyei
- Primary language
- Bouyei (pcc)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Giay are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Giay
- 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
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
100% adherents
Primary language
Bouyei · Tai-Kadai family
100% speak Bouyei
Gospel resources in Bouyei
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- ZXN Version · video, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Giay
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Giay in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.