• PEOPLE NAME: PAKU KAREN OF MYANMAR


PEID: 9499

ROP: 107772

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Paku Karen - (jkp)

Alternate Name(s): Pagu, Kayin Sub-cluster, Mopwa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 5,300

Global Population: 5,300


PEID: 9499

ROP: 107772

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Paku Karen of Myanmar, numbering 5,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Paku Karen. The primary religion practiced by the Paku Karen is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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