• PEOPLE NAME: SGAW KAREN OF MYANMAR

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: S’gaw Karen - (ksw)

Alternate Name(s): Paganyaw, Kayin Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: India; Thailand; United States

Population: 1,980,000

Global Population: 2,187,025


PEID: 9518

ROP: 108886

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Sgaw Karen of Myanmar, numbering 1,980,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,187,025 in 4 countries. Their primary language is S’gaw Karen. The primary religion practiced by the Sgaw Karen 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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