People group profile · PG020437
The Jarai of Cambodia
The Jarai of Cambodia, numbering about 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Vietnam's Central Highlands.
They are a diaspora people in the Cham people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Jarai.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cambodia
- Population
- 21,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Cham
- Primary language
- Jarai (jra)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jarai are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Jarai
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
90% adherents
Primary language
Jarai · Austronesian family
100% speak Jarai
Gospel resources in Jarai
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Jorai)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jarai
- 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.
Jarai in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104195) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarai | Vietnam | 411,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jarai | United States | 4,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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