Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Puoc - (puo)

Alternate Name(s): Khang, Xinh Mun, Lao Soung (Highland), Pong-Knaing

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Laos

Also found in: Vietnam

Population: 9,900

Global Population: 33,400

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Puoc of Laos, numbering 9,900, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 33,400 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Puoc. The primary religion practiced by the Puoc is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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