Bamar of Myanmar (PGID: PG022042)

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The Bamar of Myanmar

The Bamar of Myanmar, numbering approximately 29,850,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar. The Bamar are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, accounting for two-thirds of the country's population. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Burmese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: Myanmar
People Cluster: Burmese
Primary Language(s): Burmese (mya)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 29,850,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022042
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

97%

Theravada Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Burmese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%

Burmese Speakers

Media Resources in Burmese:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
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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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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bamar are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Bamar:

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Psalm 47:7

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"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."
Matthew 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.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
Hebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
John 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG022042	Bamar	Myanmar	29,850,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG010833	Burmese	Thailand	1,435,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG001160	Burmese	Bangladesh	527,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG047239	Burmese	United States	107,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG018483	Burmese	Malaysia	32,500	No Longer Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG043752	Burmese	Australia	14,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG000619	Burmese	United Kingdom	12,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG050596	Burmese	Macao	8,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG047440	Burmese	Canada	5,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG018252	Burmese	Cambodia	5,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG020930	Myen	Laos	800	Unengaged and Unreached	Burmese	Ethnoreligion
PG048889	Barmi	India	650	No Longer Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism
PG033529	Burmese	Germany	500	No Longer Unreached	Burmese	Theravada Buddhism

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