Tak Bai Thai in Thailand


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Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

People living at the border of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia belong to the unique yet little-known Tak Bai Thai people group. Most ethnographic research on Thailand lists the Tak Bai Thai as part of the Southern Thai language group, but their vernacular is very different. It has been described as "a rather distinct and ancient Tai dialect, which developed differently from most of the modern Tai dialects spoken in Thailand today.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Buddhist Tak Bai Thai live alongside Southern Thai and Pattani Muslims. The groups are tolerant of each other, though they keep their distance and have little close contact. Conflicts sometimes arise over land use. The Tak Bai Thai own almost all the land in the areas where they live, while the Muslims have almost none. This has led to tensions as the Muslims sometimes encroach illegally onto the Tak Bai Thai land, building houses and huts without permission.


What Are Their Beliefs?

More than 700 years after they arrived in the area, the Tak Bai Thai people are still zealous Buddhists. Having to fight off the advances of Islam has made them even stronger in their faith and even more resistant to change. Few have ever heard of Jesus Christ, and a mere handful have put their trust in him.


What Are Their Needs?

The Tak Bai Thai have never had a chance to hear that only Jesus Christ can save them from sin.


Prayer Points

Ask God to raise up Tak Bai Thai who are more desirous to know the truth than to stay on the broad road.
Ask God to send loving, committed workers to the Tak Bai Thai soon.
Pray the Tak Bai Thai would no longer be hidden away from the influence of Christ.
Pray for a movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Thai, Tak Bai in Thailand.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Thai, Tak Bai
People Name in Country Thai, Tak Bai
Natural Name Tak Bai Thai
Alternate Names Pak Tai; Paktay; Takbai Thai
Population this Country 23,000
Population all Countries 27,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 19271
ROP3 Code 115540
ROP25 Code 308102
ROP25 Name Thai
Country Thailand
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces. Geographical center of the Tak Bai Thai people is the district that bears their name, Tak Bai, in Narathiwat Province.   Source:  Peoples of the Buddhist World
Country Thailand
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces. Geographical center of the Tak Bai Thai people is the district that bears their name, Tak Bai, in Narathiwat Province..   Source:  Peoples of the Buddhist World
Primary Religion: Buddhism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
100.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Thai, Southern (23,000 speakers)
Language Code sou   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Tak Bai
Dialect Code 17424   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Thai, Southern (23,000 speakers)
Language Code sou   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Tak Bai
Dialect Code 17424   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Thai, Southern

Primary Language:  Thai, Southern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2000)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
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Forum Bible Agencies
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Thai, Southern Jesus Film Project
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
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Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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