• PEOPLE NAME: MOKEN OF MYANMAR

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PEID: 9486

ROP: 106723

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malay

Language: Moken - (mwt)

Alternate Name(s): Sea Gypsy, Salon

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: Thailand

Population: 4,000

Global Population: 6,300


PEID: 9486

ROP: 106723

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Moken of Myanmar, numbering 4,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Malay people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 6,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Moken. The primary religion practiced by the Moken is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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