People group profile · PG009457
The Khumi Chin of Myanmar
The Khumi Chin of Myanmar, numbering about 60,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Myanmar, Rakhine (Arakan) Hills, Akyab area.
They are an indigenous people in the Kuki-Chin (Zo) people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Khumi Chin.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 60,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Kuki-Chin (Zo)
- Primary language
- Khumi Chin (cnk)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khumi Chin are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Khumi Chin
- 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
Primary language
Khumi Chin · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Khumi Chin
Gospel resources in Khumi Chin
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chin, Khumi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khumi Chin
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Chin, Khumi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104977) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khumi Chin | Bangladesh | 2,900 | No Longer Unreached |
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