Barmi of India (PGID: PG048889)

The Barmi of India

The Barmi of India, numbering approximately 650 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar. They mostly adhere to Theravada Buddhism and Burmese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Burmese
Primary Language(s): Burmese (mya)
Primary Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism
Population: 650
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048889
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

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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
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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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Barmi 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 Barmi:

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 Barmi of India

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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13 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG022042	Bamar	Myanmar	29,860,000	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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