• PEOPLE NAME: BAWM OF BANGLADESH

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan 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 Tibetan / Himalayan 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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