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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Rawang of United States

The Rawang of United States, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Kachin state in northern Myanmar They are an Diaspora people, with Rawang as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Miri-Kachin people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Rawang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Rawang Kachin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Miri-Kachin
Primary Language(s): Rawang (raw)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050380

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rawang
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Rawang Speakers

Media Resources in Rawang:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Rawang:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Rawang Bible Committee✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rawang bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Rawang 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 Rawang:
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 Rawang of United States

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Rawang Across Countries (ROP3 - 108326) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
RawangPG009509RawangMyanmar73,500No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism
RawangPG023113RawangChina700No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism
RawangPG050380RawangUnited States750No Longer UnreachedRawangProtestantism

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