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The Brao of Cambodia

The Brao of Cambodia, numbering approximately 9,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to both sides of the Cambodia-Laos border. They mostly adhere to Animism and Brao is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Cambodia
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Primary Language(s): Brao (brb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018251
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Brao
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Brao Speakers

Media Resources in Brao:

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Bible Resources in Brao:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Brao 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 Brao:
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 Brao of Cambodia

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Brao Across Countries (ROP3 - 101655) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BraoPG009101BraoLaos26,000Unengaged and UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG018251BraoCambodia9,000No Longer UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG011112BraoVietnam400No Longer UnreachedBraoAnimism
BraoPG043179BraoUnited States100Unengaged and UnreachedBraoEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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