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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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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

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

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.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

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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