• PEOPLE NAME: PHONGSET OF LAOS


PEID: 50550

ROP: 119529

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Phunoi - (pho)

Alternate Name(s): Phongset

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Folk

Country: Laos

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Population: 1,100

Global Population: 1,100


PEID: 50550

ROP: 119529

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Phongset of Laos, numbering 1,100, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Laos. Their primary language is Phunoi. The primary religion practiced by the Phongset is folk Buddhism, a syncretistic blend of traditional Buddhist practices with elements of magic and superstition.


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