• PEOPLE NAME: SAEK OF LAOS

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PEID: 9172

ROP: 108502

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Tai

Language: Lao - (lao)

Alternate Name(s): Lao Thai

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Laos

Also found in: Thailand

Population: 3,800

Global Population: 17,800


PEID: 9172

ROP: 108502

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Saek of Laos, numbering 3,800, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Tai people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 17,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Lao. The primary religion practiced by the Saek is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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