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People group profile · PG011190

The Northern Roglai of Vietnam

The Northern Roglai of Vietnam, numbering about 65,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Vietnam.

They are an indigenous people in the Cham people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Northern Roglai.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Northern Roglai

Fast facts

Country
Vietnam
Population
65,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Cham
Primary language
Northern Roglai (rog)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
10% or Greater but Less than 15%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Northern Roglai are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Northern Roglai

  • 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

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Northern Roglai · Austronesian family

100% speak Northern Roglai

Gospel resources in Northern Roglai

  • Bible available, published 1976
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Northern Roglai

  1. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  2. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  3. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  4. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.

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