People group profile · PG022041
The Blang of Myanmar
The Blang of Myanmar, numbering about 16,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Paluang people descended from the ancient Pu, early tea cultivators of Yunnan since the Qin Dynasty, who came under Dai rule in the early 1300s and adopted Theravada Buddhism blended with local spirit beliefs tied to rice, water, and bees.
They are an indigenous people in the Mon-Khmer people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Blang.
Fast facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 16,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mon-Khmer
- Primary language
- Blang (blr)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Blang 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 Blang
- 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
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
90% adherents
Primary language
Blang · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Blang
Gospel resources in Blang
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Plang)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Blang
- 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.
Bulang, Blang in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104959) is reported in 1 other country.
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