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The Senthang of Myanmar

The Senthang of Myanmar, numbering approximately 33,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kuki-Chin-Mizo ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Chin State in northwestern Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Animism and Senthang Chin is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Kuki-Chin (Zo)
Primary Language(s): Senthang Chin (sez)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 33,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009516
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Pray for the Senthang of Myanmar

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Senthang Chin
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chin, Senthang Speakers

Media Resources in Senthang Chin:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Senthang Chin:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Senthang 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 Senthang:
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 Senthang of Myanmar

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Chin, Senthang Across Countries (ROP3 - 108847) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SenthangPG009516SenthangMyanmar33,000No Longer UnreachedSenthang ChinAnimism
Senthang ChinPG050343Senthang ChinUnited States200No Longer UnreachedSenthang ChinAnimism

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