• PEOPLE NAME: BAWM OF BANGLADESH

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Kuki Chin

Language: Bawm Chin - (bgr)

Alternate Name(s): Barn, Bom, Bum, Bawng, Bawn, Baurn

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Bangladesh

Also found in: Myanmar

Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,700


PEID: 1153

ROP: 101163

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Bawm of Bangladesh, numbering 13,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Kuki Chin people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 13,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bawm Chin. The primary religion practiced by the Bawm is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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