• PEOPLE CLUSTER: BURMESE

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 20

Population: 35,027,900

Unreached people groups: 17

UPG population: 34,994,300

Unengaged UPGs: 3

UUPG population: 13,700

Number of countries: 13


Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

Overview: Burmese is the official language of the Burmese people of Myanmar and the native language of numerous sub-ethnic groups of the Burmese. This people cluster also includes a few related peoples who speak languages from the Southern Burmish family.

Peoples within this cluster: Arakanese (Rakhine); Burmese; Intha; Taungyo; Tavoyan

Countries where they are found: Australia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; Canada; Germany; India; Laos; Macao; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; United Kingdom; United States


People groups: 20

Population: 35,027,900

Unreached people groups: 17

UPG population: 34,994,300

Unengaged UPGs: 3

UUPG population: 13,700

Number of countries: 13