The Mro are also called Mru. They live mostly in Western Burma or Myanmar in the Chin Hill region. There are two main streams in the region and as a result there can be floods when there are monsoons.
The Mro speak Mru which is a Tibeto-Burman language. Latin and the Mru alphabet are used for reading and writing.
The Mro work in cultivation. They believe that a dragon causes earthquakes. When a child is born, bamboos are put on the stream bank and they kill a chicken and put its blood on the bamboo in order to worship the Nats who they believe in.
Regarding marriage among the Mro, the son who wants to be the bridegroom talks with his father about the woman he wants to marry and the father, son and others go to the house of the woman he wants to be his bride. Items are given to the parents of the bride. The father talks to his daughter about her marrying him and if she agrees, a dowry is given. A marriage promise is allowed to be broken as long as one of them says they do not love the other.
For funerals, the Mro cremate the dead and rituals are performed.
The Mro follow Buddhism and animism. Most of them are followers of Theravada Buddhism. There are Christians among them too. In the late 1990s many became Christians due to what happened when Buddhist monks tried to force Christians to become Buddhists. A thunder bolt stopped them first of all. Then lightning destroyed a Buddhist temple. More tried to attack another Christian village and as they went on a raft, fog came. The raft was crashed into by a barge and people on the raft drowned. Many people became Christians as a result. This could help more of the Mro to become Christians when reminded of this.
Pray that signs and wonders will bring the Mro to Jesus Christ.
Pray that the Mro Christians will lead many of their people to salvation.
Scripture Prayers for the Mru in Myanmar (Burma).
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Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Mru |
People Name in Country | Mru |
Alternate Names | Khammi; Mro; Mrung; Murong; Murung; Niopreng; मृू |
Population this Country | 25,000 |
Population all Countries | 98,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 13849 |
ROP3 Code | 106847 |
ROP25 Code | 305653 |
ROP25 Name | Mru |
Country | Myanmar (Burma) | ||
Region | Asia, Southeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 14 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Rakhine State, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and Ponnagyun townships. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Myanmar (Burma) |
Region | Asia, Southeast |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 14 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Rakhine State, Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and Ponnagyun townships.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
95.99 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.40 %) |
4.01 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Mru (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mro Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Mru (25,000 speakers) |
Language Code | mro Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Mru |
Primary Language: Mru
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1934) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1994) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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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 |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Mru | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Mru | Literacy & Evangelism International |
Photo Source | Gerald Roberts |
Map Source | Bethany World Prayer Center |
Video Source | Asia Harvest |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |