• PEOPLE NAME: LAHU OF MYANMAR

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PEID: 9463

ROP: 105576

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Lahu - (lhu)

Alternate Name(s): Red, Black, Shan Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: China; Thailand; Vietnam

Population: 200,000

Global Population: 869,200


PEID: 9463

ROP: 105576

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lahu of Myanmar, numbering 200,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 869,200 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Lahu. The primary religion practiced by the Lahu 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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