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People group profile · PG011226

The Stieng of Vietnam

The Stieng of Vietnam, numbering about 85,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Stieng, a Mon-Khmer ethnic group indigenous to southern 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 Bulo Stieng.

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Fast facts

Country
Vietnam
Population
85,500
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Mon-Khmer
Primary language
Bulo Stieng (sti)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
40% or Greater but Less than 50%
GSEC
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
Binh Phuoc and Dak Nong provinces

Where they live

Gospel status

The Stieng 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 Stieng

  • 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

46% adherents

Primary language

Bulo Stieng · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Bulo Stieng

Gospel resources in Bulo Stieng

  • Bible available, published 2024
  • JESUS Film not 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 Stieng

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

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Stieng, Bulo in other countries

The same people (ROP3 109552) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
StiengCambodia6,500No Longer Unreached

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