Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Riang Lai - (yin)

Alternate Name(s): Yinchia

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Striped Karen of Myanmar, numbering 13,500, are Engaged yet 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 Riang Lai. The primary religion practiced by the Striped 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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