Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Karen, Paku - (jkp)

Alternate Name(s): Pagu, Mopwa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 5,300

Global Population: 5,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Paku Karen of Myanmar, numbering 5,300, 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 Myanmar. Their primary language is Karen, Paku. The primary religion practiced by the Paku 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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