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Language: Lao

Population of Groups Speaking

3,833,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Lao	Argentina	2,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	2 ●	10.00 %	0.80 %	-1 -
Lao	Australia	12,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	1.90 %	1
Lao	Myanmar (Burma)	25,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.90 %	1
Lao	Canada	14,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	4 ●	5.00 %	3.00 %	-1 -
Lao	Cambodia	24,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	1.40 %	0.30 %	1
Lao	France	19,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	0.10 %	1
Lao	Laos	3,446,000	3,833,000	●	Buddhism	1 ●	3.50 %	2.00 %	69
Lao	New Zealand	1,500	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	1.90 %	1
Lao	Thailand	60,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	3.00 %	2.00 %	1
Lao	United States	211,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	4.00 %	0.50 %	4
Lao	Vietnam	18,000	3,833,000		Buddhism	1 ●	3.40 %	0.03 %	1
Tayten	Laos	400	400	●	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
Totals: 12						10 ●			81

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	Kongsat	Laos	100	100	●	Ethnic Religions	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1
	Totals: 1						1 ●			1

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	lao
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
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Language Alternate Names
Eastern Thai
Lào
Lao Kao
Lao Wiang
Lao-Lum
Lao-Noi
Lao-Tai
Laotian
Laotian Tai
Lum Lao
Phou Lao
Rong Kong
Savannakhet (Suwannakhet)
Tai Lao
Vientiane (Wiang Jan)
Wiang Jan

Dialects
Lao-kao
Lao-khrang
Luang Prabang
Pakse
Savannakhet
Vientiane

Dialect Alternate Names
Lao: Luang Prabang
Lao: Savannakhet
Suwannakhet
Wiang Jan

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1906-1967
New Testament	1926-1973
Complete Bible	1932-2012

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Lao	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Magdalena video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	My Last Day video, anime	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children	Jesus Film Project
General	Biblical answers to your questions	Got Questions Ministry
General	Four Spiritual Laws	Campus Crusade for Christ
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Lao	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Lao	Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter	Tools for faith conversations	Campus Crusade for Christ
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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