• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN PWO KAREN OF THAILAND

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PEID: 10936

ROP: 110820

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Karen, Pwo Northern - (pww)

Alternate Name(s): Karen, Pwo Northern

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Thailand

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Population: 85,000

Global Population: 85,000


PEID: 10936

ROP: 110820

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Northern Pwo Karen of Thailand, numbering 85,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Thailand. Their primary language is Karen, Pwo Northern. The primary religion practiced by the Northern Pwo Karen is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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