Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Central Mnong - (cmo)

Alternate Name(s): Budong, Central Mnong, Pnong, Montagnards, Bunong, Central Mnong

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Cambodia

Also found in: United States; Vietnam

Population: 47,000

Global Population: 83,450

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Bunong of Cambodia, numbering 47,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 83,450 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Central Mnong. The primary religion practiced by the Bunong is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available