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The Myen of Laos

The Myen of Laos, numbering approximately 800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Burmese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Burmese
Primary Language(s): Burmese (mya)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG020930
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Pray for the Myen of Laos

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Burmese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Burmese Speakers

Media Resources in Burmese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Burmese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Myanmar Standard Bible ✓ ✓
သမ္မာကျမ်း (Judson Bible) ✓ ✓ ✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Burmese bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Myen:
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Pray specifically for the Myen of Laos

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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13 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Bamar PG022042 Bamar Myanmar 29,860,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG010833 Burmese Thailand 1,435,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG001160 Burmese Bangladesh 527,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG047239 Burmese United States 107,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG018483 Burmese Malaysia 32,500 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG043752 Burmese Australia 14,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG000619 Burmese United Kingdom 12,500 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG050596 Burmese Macao 8,000 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG047440 Burmese Canada 5,900 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG018252 Burmese Cambodia 5,000 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Myen PG020930 Myen Laos 800 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Ethnoreligion
Barmi PG048889 Barmi India 650 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG033529 Burmese Germany 500 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism

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

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