• PEOPLE NAME: BARMI OF INDIA

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PEID: 48889

ROP: 101776

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Burmese

Language: Burmese - (mya)

Alternate Name(s): Burmese

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Theravada

Country: India

Also found in: Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; Canada; Germany; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; United Kingdom; United States

Population: 600

Global Population: 31,333,550


PEID: 48889

ROP: 101776

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Barmi of India, numbering 600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 31,333,550 in 12 countries. Their primary language is Burmese. The primary religion practiced by the Barmi is Theravada Buddhism, the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism.


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