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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Barmi of India

The Barmi of India, numbering approximately 600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar They are an Diaspora people, with Burmese (Bhama) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Burmese people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism. They primarily speak Burmese.

Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. Photo Source: Asia Harvest-Operation Myanmar

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Burmese
Primary Language(s): Burmese (mya)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048889
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Burmese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
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Burmese Speakers

Media Resources in Burmese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Burmese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Myanmar Standard Bible✓✓
သမ္မာကျမ်း (Judson Bible)✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Burmese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Barmi 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 Barmi:
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 Barmi of India

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Burmese Across Countries (ROP3 - 101776) reported in the following countries:

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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MyenPG020930MyenLaos800Unengaged and UnreachedBurmeseEthnoreligion
BurmesePG000619BurmeseUnited Kingdom12,500Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG001160BurmeseBangladesh525,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG010833BurmeseThailand1,435,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG018252BurmeseCambodia5,000Unengaged and UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG018483BurmeseMalaysia32,500No Longer UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG033529BurmeseGermany500No Longer UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG043752BurmeseAustralia14,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG047239BurmeseUnited States106,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG047440BurmeseCanada5,900Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BurmesePG050596BurmeseMacao7,900Unengaged and UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BarmiPG048889BarmiIndia600No Longer UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BamarPG022042BamarMyanmar29,790,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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