Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Mon-Khmer

Language: Hung - (hnu)

Alternate Name(s): Lao Theung (Upland), Lao Theung (Upland), Toum, Tum

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Laos

Also found in: Vietnam

Population: 4,500

Global Population: 5,700

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Hung of Laos, numbering 4,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Mon-Khmer people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Hung. The primary religion practiced by the Hung is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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