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The Western Bru of Thailand

The Western Bru of Thailand, numbering approximately 17,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Dong Luang district in Thailand's Mukdahan province, believed descended from populations of the Angkor-era Khmer kingdom. They mostly adhere to Animism and Western Bru is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Western Bru

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Thailand
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Western Bru (brv)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 17,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010934
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Bru
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Bru, Western Speakers

Media Resources in Western Bru:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Western Bru:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Western Bru are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Western Bru:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Western Bru of Thailand

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Western Bru Across Countries (ROP3 - 110773) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Western BruPG010934Western BruThailand17,000No Longer UnreachedWestern BruAnimism

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