Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Tibetan

Language: Tibetan, Central - (bod)

Alternate Name(s): Lopi, Muli

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Tibetan

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 5,600

Global Population: 5,600

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Hsifan of Myanmar, numbering 5,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Tibetan people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Tibetan, Central. The primary religion practiced by the Hsifan is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.

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