Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Lahta - (kvt)

Alternate Name(s): Lahta Karen, Kayin Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 11,000

Global Population: 11,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Lahta of Myanmar, numbering 11,000, 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 Lahta. The primary religion practiced by the Lahta is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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