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The Asho Chin of Myanmar

The Asho Chin of Myanmar, numbering approximately 32,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Plains Chin people of Myanmar's lower Ayeyarwady basin and southern Rakhine, who moved east into the Burmese plains during the Pagan Kingdom era after living alongside the Khami for two centuries, unlike most Chin subgroups who stayed in the highlands. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Asho Chin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Chin, Asho

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Asho Chin (csh)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 32,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009406
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

60%
%
Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Asho Chin
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chin, Asho Speakers

Media Resources in Asho Chin:

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Bible Resources in Asho Chin:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Asho Chin are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Asho Chin:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Asho Chin of Myanmar

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Chin, Asho Across Countries (ROP3 - 100557) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Asho Chin PG009406 Asho Chin Myanmar 32,500 No Longer Unreached Asho Chin Theravada Buddhism
Asho Chin PG001206 Asho Chin Bangladesh 4,600 No Longer Unreached Asho Chin Protestantism

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