Burgher in Sri Lanka
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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Scripture Prayers for the Burgher in Sri Lanka.
| People Name General | Burgher |
| People Name in Country | Burgher |
| Alternate Names | Eurasian; बर्गर |
| Population this Country | 47,000 |
| Population all Countries | 47,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 3 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| People ID | 16543 |
| ROP3 Code | 111732 |
| Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | |||||||||
| Total States on file | 9 | |||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
| Total States | 9 |
| Western 32,000 | |
| Eastern 5,400 | |
| Central 3,600 | |
| North Western 2,200 | |
| Uva 1,100 | |
| Sabaragamuwa 900 | |
| Southern 600 | |
| North Central 300 | |
| Northern 200 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
8.34 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
87.06 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
4.60 %
|
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* From latest Sri Lanka census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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| Primary Language | Sinhala | |||
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 2 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Sinhala |
| Language Code | sin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 2 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Indo-Portuguese | |
| People Groups | Speaking Sinhala |
Primary Language: Sinhala
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1739-1966) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1776-1991) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1823-2009) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Photo Source | Anonymous |
| Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |
