Tai Khun in Laos

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Photo Source: Peoples of the Buddhist World, Paul Hattaway © Copyrighted Used with permission

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Population

800

Christian

2.30%

Evangelical

1.90%

Largest Religion

Buddhism (97.70%)

Main Language

Khun

Progress

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 Professing Christian.

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	Formerly or falsely 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%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 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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People Name General	Tai Khun
People Name in Country	Tai Khun
Population in Laos	800
World Population	138,700
Total Countries	3
Indigenous	No
Least-Reached	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Alternate Names	Gon Shan, Hkun, Khoen, Khouen, Khuen, Khun Shan, Kween, Tai Khoen
People ID	12111
ROP3 Code	103841

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Tai
People Group	Tai Khun
Ethnic Code	MSY49z

Geography

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Country	Laos
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	29 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	East Shan State, Kentung valley area. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Laos
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	29 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	East Shan State, Kentung valley area.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Language:	Khun (800 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	kkh Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Khun (800 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	kkh Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

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Primary Language:

Khun

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible Portions	Yes (1938)
New Testament	No
Complete Bible	No


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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	97.70 %
Christianity (Evangelical 1.90 %)	2.30 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

Sources

Photo Source:	Peoples of the Buddhist World, Paul Hattaway Copyrighted © Used with permission
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more