• PEOPLE NAME: EASTERN PWO KAREN OF MYANMAR

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Pwo Eastern Karen - (kjp)

Alternate Name(s): White Karen, Kayin Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: Australia; United States

Population: 1,250,000

Global Population: 1,254,400


PEID: 46601

ROP: 104659

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Eastern Pwo Karen of Myanmar, numbering 1,250,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,254,400 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Pwo Eastern Karen. The primary religion practiced by the Eastern Pwo Karen is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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