• PEOPLE NAME: ANONG OF MYANMAR

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Miri-Kachin

Language: Lisu - (lis)

Alternate Name(s): Nung

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 12,500

Global Population: 12,500


PEID: 9495

ROP: 107509

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Anong of Myanmar, numbering 12,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Miri-Kachin people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Lisu. The primary religion practiced by the Anong is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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