Karen, Paku in Myanmar (Burma)

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Karen, Paku in Myanmar (Burma)

Joshua Project has identified the Karen, Paku only in Myanmar (Burma)

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Population

8,100

Christian

70.00%

Evangelical

22.00%

Largest Religion

Christianity (70.00%)

Main Language

Karen, Paku

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Professing Christian.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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General Info

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People Name General	Karen, Paku
People Name in Country	Karen, Paku
Population in Myanmar (Burma)	8,100
World Population	8,100
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	No
Progress Scale	5 ●
GSEC	5 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names	Mopwa, Pagu, Paku Karen
People ID	14268
ROP3 Code	107772

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Tibetan-Himalayan Peoples
People Cluster	Karen
People Group	Karen, Paku
Ethnic Code	MSY50g

Geography

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Country	Myanmar (Burma)
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	23 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Kayin (Karen) state, south hills east of Taungoo Source: Ethnologue 2010

Country	Myanmar (Burma)
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	23 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Kayin (Karen) state, south hills east of Taungoo. Source: Ethnologue 2010

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Karen, Paku (8,100 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	jkp Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Karen, Paku (8,100 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	jkp Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Karen, Paku

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible Portions	No
New Testament	No
Complete Bible	No

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)

Religion

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Primary Religion:	Christianity
Religion Subdivision:	Protestant

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 22.00 %)	70.00 %
Ethnic Religions	30.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	5.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	85.0 %
Roman Catholic	10.0 %

Sources

Map Source:	Burma Issues
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more