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The Myen of Laos

The Myen of Laos, numbering approximately 800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Burmese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Laos
People Cluster: Burmese
Primary Language(s): Burmese (mya)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG020930
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Pray for the Myen of Laos

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Burmese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Burmese Speakers

Media Resources in Burmese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Burmese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Myanmar Standard Bible ✓ ✓
သမ္မာကျမ်း (Judson Bible) ✓ ✓ ✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Burmese bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Myen:
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Pray specifically for the Myen of Laos

For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
readPsalm 130:7b

Pray for those who are unaware of God's steadfast love that is offered to them through Jesus Christ to learn the truth and experience His plentiful redemption.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Burmese Across Countries (ROP3 - 101776) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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13 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Burmese PG033529 Burmese Germany 500 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Barmi PG048889 Barmi India 650 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Myen PG020930 Myen Laos 800 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Ethnoreligion
Burmese PG018252 Burmese Cambodia 5,000 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG047440 Burmese Canada 5,900 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG050596 Burmese Macao 8,000 Unengaged and Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG000619 Burmese United Kingdom 12,500 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG043752 Burmese Australia 14,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG018483 Burmese Malaysia 32,500 No Longer Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG047239 Burmese United States 107,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG001160 Burmese Bangladesh 527,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Burmese PG010833 Burmese Thailand 1,435,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism
Bamar PG022042 Bamar Myanmar 29,860,000 Engaged yet Unreached Burmese Theravada Buddhism

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