People group profile · PG050539
The Xingmoun Laomai of Laos
The Xingmoun Laomai of Laos, numbering about 6,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Laomai subgroup of the Xingmoun people of Laos who belong to the broader Mon-Khmer tradition and maintain a distinct identity within the Puoc-speaking communities of northern Laos.
They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Puoc.
Fast facts
- Country
- Laos
- Population
- 6,200
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mon-Khmer
- Primary language
- Puoc (puo)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- SingMoon LaoMai, LaoMai
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Houaphanh province, Xiengkho district: 10 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Xingmoun Laomai are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Xingmoun Laomai
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
100% adherents
Primary language
Puoc · Austroasiatic family
80% speak Puoc
Gospel resources in Puoc
- Bible not available
- 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 Xingmoun Laomai
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- 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.
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