Asho Chin in Myanmar (Burma)


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Largest Religion
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Identity

The Asho Chin are part of the great Chin race of Myanmar and India. There are approximately 1.4 million Chin, speaking 19 distinct languages and more than 40 dialects. It is not known in what nationality, if any, the Asho Chin of China have been included by the authorities.


History

Chin history goes back to the dawn of time. "The Chins have a story of the Tower of Babel to account for the various clans that inhabit the range of hills ... and traditions of a deluge are found everywhere." In the past, whole communities of Asho Chin in Myanmar were decimated by malaria. Why this group of Asho Chin migrated from their Myanmar homeland to faraway China is not known.


Customs

The Asho Chin have many customs involving courtship and marriage. "All the marriageable girls have their own rooms where young men come courting at night. If a girl gets pregnant, the parents allow them to marry. If the girl's family agrees, they may demand five or six pigs or a couple of cows as a dowry."


Religion

Most Asho Chin are animists even though many of the other Chin groups in Myanmar have embraced Christianity. "The people are afraid of evil spirits and of the spirits of their dead ancestors. In order to appease the angry spirits, they offer sacrifices of cows, pigs, buffaloes, goats, dogs or chickens.


Christianity

The status of Christianity among the Asho Chin in China is unknown. In Myanmar they were a completely untouched people group until native evangelists visited them in 1987: "The tribe was isolated from others - accessible only by dugout canoes, since there was not even a footpath or road to their villages. During the time the missionaries taught. 76 people invited Jesus into their lives." Gospel radio broadcasts are available in the Asho Chin language, but they are aimed at Myanmar and are probably not received in China.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Chin, Asho in Myanmar (Burma).


Profile Source:   Operation China, Asia Harvest  Copyrighted ©   Used with permission  

Chin State

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People Name General Chin, Asho, Khyang
People Name in Country Chin, Asho
Natural Name Asho Chin
Pronunciation Ah-sho Chin
Alternate Names Asho Chin; Khyang; Sho; Southern Chin; चीन, अशो
Population this Country 169,000
Population all Countries 175,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10454
ROP3 Code 100557
ROP25 Code 301732
ROP25 Name Chin
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Bago division, Ayarwady division, Magaway division, Rakhine state and Yangon division   Source:  Local pastor
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 17  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Bago division, Ayarwady division, Magaway division, Rakhine state and Yangon division.   Source:  Local pastor
Primary Religion: Buddhism
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
60.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 10.00 %)
15.00 %
Ethnic Religions
25.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Chin, Asho (169,000 speakers)
Language Code csh   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Thayetmyo
Dialect Code 5149   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Chin, Asho (169,000 speakers)
Language Code csh   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Thayetmyo
Dialect Code 5149   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Chin, Asho

Primary Language:  Chin, Asho

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1921-1986)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1954)
Bible-Complete Yes  (2008)
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Story of Jesus audio Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Chin, Asho Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Photo Source Gerald Roberts 
Map Source Anonymous  
Video Source Asia Harvest
Profile Source Operation China, Asia Harvest  Copyrighted ©  Used with permission 
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