The Eastern Pwo Karen live in eastern Myanmar, in Kayin Karen State, Mon State, and Taninthari Tenasserim Division. Most are rural farmers, growing rice and vegetables and sometimes raising livestock. Many have fled their homes and fields due to the military conflict around them; some have moved within Myanmar only, and about 50,000 others have migrated to Thailand.
Most practice Buddhism mixed with traditional Karen religion animism. There are also many millennial cults started by Eastern Pwo Karen themselves. These cults' beliefs are usually based in either Buddhism or Christianity. Two of the largest of these groups are called Leke and Telakhon. There are many Christians as well, but they remain a minority.
Through Pwo Karen survey work, it was found that the Bible called the "Western" Pwo Karen Bible was actually translated for Eastern and Western, and likely was more suitable to Eastern than Western. This information comes both from Womack (2005) and Eastern Pwo Karen interviewees. The reason that this translation is today known as the "Western" Pwo Karen Bible is that the Western Pwo Karen converted in larger numbers and use this Bible more. However, the Eastern Pwo Karen Christians do use this Bible as well and consider it to be their own language.
Scripture Prayers for the Karen, Pwo Eastern in Myanmar (Burma).
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Karen, Pwo Eastern |
People Name in Country | Karen, Pwo Eastern |
Natural Name | Pwo Eastern Karen |
Alternate Names | Pwo Karen; Pwo Omkoi Karen; Western Pwo Karen; White Karen |
Population this Country | 1,173,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,231,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 15395 |
ROP3 Code | 104659 |
ROP25 Code | 303732 |
ROP25 Name | Karen |
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 | Kayin State and Tanintharyi region, long contiguous area near Thai border; Bago region, Bago and Toungoo 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 | Kayin State and Tanintharyi region, long contiguous area near Thai border; Bago region, Bago and Toungoo townships.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
50.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 5.88 %) |
30.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
20.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Karen, Pwo Eastern (1,173,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kjp Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Karen, Pwo Eastern (1,173,000 speakers) |
Language Code | kjp Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Karen, Pwo Eastern |
Primary Language: Karen, Pwo Eastern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2002) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1994-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1883-1926) |
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 |
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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 Karen, Pwo Eastern | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Sehz-KarenSall - Pixabay |
Map Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |