Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Zayein - (kxk)

Alternate Name(s): Kayah Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 14,500

Global Population: 14,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Zayein Karen of Myanmar, numbering 14,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Zayein. The primary religion practiced by the Zayein 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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