• PEOPLE NAME: TAUNGYO OF MYANMAR

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PEID: 9530

ROP: 109884

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Burmese

Language: Taungyo - (tco)

Alternate Name(s): Dawe, Taru, Shan Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Theravada

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 100,000

Global Population: 100,000


PEID: 9530

ROP: 109884

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Taungyo of Myanmar, numbering 100,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Taungyo. The primary religion practiced by the Taungyo is Theravada Buddhism, the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism.


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