Wa in Thailand

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Population

6,800

Christian

Evangelical

Largest Religion

Main Language

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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People Name General	Wa
People Name in Country	Wa
Population in Thailand	6,800
World Population	1,390,800
Total Countries	3
Indigenous	No
Least-Reached	No
Progress Scale	5 ●
Alternate Names	Baraog, Baraoke, Kawa, K'awa, Parauk, Praok, Va, Vo, Wa Pwi, Wakut
People ID	15759
ROP3 Code	110476

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Mon-Khmer
People Group	Wa (Wa)
Ethnic Code	AUG03z

Geography

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Country	Thailand
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Scattered; probably north, northwest. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Thailand
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Scattered; probably north, northwest.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Wa, Parauk (6,800 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	prk Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Wa, Parauk (6,800 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	prk Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

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Primary Language:

Wa, Parauk

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible Portions	Yes (1934-1935)
New Testament	Yes (1938)
Complete Bible	Yes (2006-2012)


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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Text / Printed Matter	Fathers Love Letter
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Ethnic Religions

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 15.00 %)	30.00 %
Ethnic Religions	69.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	1.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

Sources

Photo Source:	Paul Noll
Map Source:	Bryan Nicholson / cartoMission
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more