Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster: Mon-Khmer
Language: Ten’edn - (tnz)
Alternate Name(s): Tonga-Mos, Mos Negrito, Orang Asli
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Thailand
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Population: 200
Global Population: 200
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Tonga of Thailand, numbering 200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Thailand. Their primary language is Ten’edn. The primary religion practiced by the Tonga is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.
Bible Translations: Not Available
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