• PEOPLE NAME: ACHANG OF MYANMAR

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PEID: 9475

ROP: 100038

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tibeto-Burmese

Language: Achang - (acn)

Alternate Name(s): Maingtha

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Polytheism

Country: Myanmar

Also found in: China

Population: 40,000

Global Population: 78,500


PEID: 9475

ROP: 100038

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Achang of Myanmar, numbering 40,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Tibeto-Burmese people cluster within the Tibetan Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 78,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Achang. The primary religion practiced by the Achang is polytheism, a belief in multiple deities that are often arranged as pantheons of gods or goddeses.


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