People group profile · PG009496
The Oriya of Myanmar
The Oriya of Myanmar, numbering about 154,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a transient ethnolinguistic community originating from the Odisha (Orissa) state of India.
They are a diaspora people in the Odia people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Hinduism, and they primarily speak Odia.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 154,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Odia
- Primary language
- Odia (ory)
- Primary religion
- Folk Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Oriya are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Oriya
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Hinduism · Hinduism
96% adherents
Primary language
Odia · Indo-European family
100% speak Odia
Gospel resources in Odia
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Bibles
- 1997 Bible League International · audio, text
- Easy to Read Version · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Oriya
- 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.
Orisi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107677) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriya | Bangladesh | 43,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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