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The Kawyaw of Myanmar

The Kawyaw of Myanmar, numbering approximately 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community primarily located in Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma). They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Manumanaw Karen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Kawyaw

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Karen
Primary Language(s): Manumanaw Karen (kxf)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 12,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009479
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

45%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Manumanaw Karen
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Kawyaw Speakers

Media Resources in Manumanaw Karen:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Manumanaw Karen:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Manumanaw Karen bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kawyaw 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 Kawyaw:
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 Kawyaw of Myanmar

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven"
readMatthew 9:14

Pray that those who are spiritually dead will recognize their need for spiritual nourishment and turn to the One who offers true fulfillment.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
readHebrews 10:38

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will live by faith and not shrink back from their hope in Christ.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Kawyaw Across Countries (ROP3 - 106284) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
KawyawPG009479KawyawMyanmar12,000No Longer UnreachedManumanaw KarenProtestantism

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