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The Khumi Chin of Myanmar

The Khumi Chin of Myanmar, numbering approximately 60,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chin people indigenous to the Kaladan River region of southern Chin State, particularly Paletwa Township, with related communities across the border in Bangladesh. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Khumi Chin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Khumi Chin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Khumi Chin (cnk)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 60,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009457
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Khumi Chin
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chin, Khumi Speakers

Media Resources in Khumi Chin:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Khumi Chin:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Khumi Chin are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Khumi Chin:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Khumi Chin of Myanmar

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
readPsalm 104:8

Pray that they will see the hand of God in the beauty and order of the natural world, and that they will worship Him as the Creator and Sustainer of all things.

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
readMatthew 28:18-20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence because Jesus has all authority and is with them as they make disciples and teach others about Him.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Chin, Khumi Across Countries (ROP3 - 104977) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Khumi Chin PG009457 Khumi Chin Myanmar 60,000 No Longer Unreached Khumi Chin Ethnoreligion
Khumi Chin PG001180 Khumi Chin Bangladesh 2,900 No Longer Unreached Khumi Chin Protestantism

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