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People group profile · PG050338

The Bunong of the United States

The Bunong of the United States, numbering about 450 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Central Highland and Southeast regions of Vietnam and the Eastern region of Cambodia.

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

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Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
450
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Mon-Khmer
Primary language
Central Mnong (cmo)
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
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Bunong 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Bunong

  • 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

50% adherents

Primary language

Central Mnong · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Central Mnong

Gospel resources in Central Mnong

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

Films

Bibles

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

Pray for the Bunong

  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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Bunong in other countries

The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
BunongCambodia48,000No Longer Unreached
BunongVietnam36,000No Longer Unreached

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