People group profile · PG018252
The Burmese of Cambodia
The Burmese of Cambodia, numbering about 5,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic Bamar community indigenous to Myanmar.
They are a diaspora people in the Burmese people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Burmese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cambodia
- Population
- 5,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Burmese
- Primary language
- Burmese (mya)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and 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 Burmese are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Burmese
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
98% adherents
Primary language
Burmese · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Burmese
Gospel resources in Burmese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Burmese, Standard)
- JESUS (Burmese Musselmani)
- JESUS (Burmese, Common)
- Magdalena (Burmese, Standard)
Bibles
- Myanmar Standard Bible · audio, text
- သမ္မာကျမ်း (Judson Bible) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Burmese
- 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.
- 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.
Burmese in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101776) is reported in 12 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamar | Myanmar | 29,830,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | Thailand | 1,435,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | Bangladesh | 527,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | United States | 107,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | Malaysia | 32,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Burmese | Australia | 14,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | United Kingdom | 12,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Burmese | Macao | 8,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Burmese | Canada | 5,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Myen | Laos | 800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Barmi | India | 650 | No Longer Unreached |
| Burmese | Germany | 500 | No Longer Unreached |
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