• PEOPLE NAME: LUSHAI OF MYANMAR

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By Gerald Roberts

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PEID: 9473

ROP: 115520

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Kuki Chin

Language: Mizo - (lus)

Alternate Name(s): Whelngo, Mizo, Chin Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: Bangladesh; India

Population: 19,500

Global Population: 1,106,500


PEID: 9473

ROP: 115520

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lushai of Myanmar, numbering 19,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Kuki Chin people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,106,500 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Mizo. The primary religion practiced by the Lushai is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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