A mere 300 Tayten people live in Laos. They inhabit two villages (Ban Phia and Ban Thenngiou) in the Pakxeng District of Luang Prabang Province.
One writer, who has visited the Tayten, note that the Tayten are considered a mysterious group to their neighbors, the Khmu Ou, who call the Tayten Kha Sam Lien ('People who speak three languages'): Lao, Khmu and Tayten.
The Tayten speak a language from the Tai linguistic family, but is is far removed from other Tai varieties surrounding them. There is a Kam-Sui speaking group in southern Guizhou Province of China who call themselves Ten. The Chinese call them Yang-huang. There is a possibility this small group in Laos are related to the Ten of China, but no evidence has been cited to confirm this as fact. The name Tayten probably just means 'Ten people'.
Speculation is fueled by the fact that a number of Dong (Kam), Shui, Bouyei and Giay people migrated into Vietnam about 200 years ago to escape terrible persecution by the Chinese, who burnt thousands of minority people at the stake.
The Tayten are animists. They also worship their ancestors, especially those they consider 'close' ancestors (the last three generations). Once a year they have a ceremony where 'distant' ancestors are worshipped.
Although Christianity has been strongly opposed by the Communist authorities in Laos since 1975, occasionally glimpses of encouragement are offered to Christians that they may be able to worship freely one day. In 1982, a leading Buddhist monk even appeared to encourage people in Laos to believe in Christianity! Khamtan Thepabouali stated, "Under this [Communist] regime, everybody has a right to his own religion. But be careful. Don't believe just anything. Choose a belief that has some foundation and logic. Christianity is a good example. It has a set of Scriptures which you can study and understand."
At the present time there is no trace of Christianity among the Tayten. There are Khmu believers all around them, however, giving hope that the Tayten may find true peace in the Person of Jesus Christ.
* Scripture Prayers for the Tayten in Laos.
* Pray Khmu believers will not see the Tayten as so 'mysterious' that they neglect to share Christ with them.
* Ask God to raise up laborers to plant churches among the Tayten.
* Pray for the advancement of God's Kingdom in Laos.
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People Name General | Tayten |
People Name in Country | Tayten |
Population this Country | 400 |
Population all Countries | 400 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 0 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | |
People ID | 16149 |
ROP3 Code | 111249 |
Country | Laos | ||
Region | Asia, Southeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
Persecution Rank | 22 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Luang Prabang province, Pakxeng district. Source: Faces of the Unreached in Laos, 1999 |
Country | Laos |
Region | Asia, Southeast |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
Persecution Rank | 22 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Luang Prabang province, Pakxeng district.. Source: Faces of the Unreached in Laos, 1999 |
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Primary Language | Lao | |||
Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Lao |
Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Khmu | |
People Groups | Speaking Lao |
Primary Language: Lao
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1906-1967) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1926-1973) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1932-2012) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Lao |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ລາວ - Lao |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
100.00 %
|
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
|
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Profile Source | Peoples of Laos, Asia Harvest Copyrighted © Used with permission |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |