People group profile · PG009408
The Bawm of Myanmar
The Bawm of Myanmar, numbering about 700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kuki-Chin people tracing its lineage to ancient Qiang migrations out of western China, whose founding village of Tiphul was established around 1400 in Myanmar's Chin Hills before further waves of settlement around 1500 and the 1770s.
They are an indigenous people in the Kuki-Chin (Zo) people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bawm Chin.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Kuki-Chin (Zo)
- Primary language
- Bawm Chin (bgr)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bawm are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bawm
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Bawm Chin · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Bawm Chin
Gospel resources in Bawm Chin
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2006 Bangladesh Bible Society · audio, text
- 2006 Bangladesh Bible Society · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bawm
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Bawm in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawm | Bangladesh | 13,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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