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People group profile · PG011224

The Southern Mnong of Vietnam

The Southern Mnong of Vietnam, numbering about 33,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Vietnam.

They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Southern Mnong.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Southern Mnong people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Southern Mnong

Fast facts

Country
Vietnam
Population
33,500
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Mon-Khmer
Primary language
Southern Mnong (mnn)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
50% or Greater but Less than 75%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Southern Mnong 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 Southern Mnong

  • 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

57% adherents

Primary language

Southern Mnong · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Southern Mnong

Gospel resources in Southern Mnong

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not 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 Southern Mnong

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

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