Danu in Myanmar (Burma)
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Danu people speak a nonstandard variety of Burmese. They live within Shan State, Myanmar, in the townships of Taunggyi, Yak Sauk, Pindaya, Ywa Ngan, Ye Oo, Aung Ban, and Kalaw.
They are fishermen and farmers.
Almost all of the Danu people are Buddhists. Some outreach is being done among them by local evangelists and missionaries from other people groups within Myanmar.
Since the Danu people speak a nonstandard variety of Burmese, they would probably be able to adequately use the Burmese Bible. However, it would be beneficial to produce evangelistic materials (such as audio-visual materials, songs, tracts, etc.) in the Danu language.
Pray that God will send more Christians to the Danu and that the Holy Spirit will soften their hearts so they will want to know the truth.
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| People Name General | Danu |
| People Name in Country | Danu |
| Population in Myanmar (Burma) | 114,000 |
| World Population | 114,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 2 |
| Alternate Names | |
| People ID | 20566 |
| ROP3 Code | 116857 |
| Country | Myanmar (Burma) | ||
| Region | Southeast Asia | ||
| Continent | Asia | ||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | 24 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
| Location in Country | Shan State, Danu self-administered zone, Ywa Ngan and Pindaya townships; Taunggyi, Yak Sauk, Ye Oo, Aung Ban, and Kalaw townships. Source: Ethnologue 2016 | ||
| Country | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 24 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Location in Country | Shan State, Danu self-administered zone, Ywa Ngan and Pindaya townships; Taunggyi, Yak Sauk, Ye Oo, Aung Ban, and Kalaw townships.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Language | Danu (114,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | dnv Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Unknown |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Danu (114,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | dnv Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Danu |
Primary Language: Danu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | No |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| None reported |
| Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
90.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 0.50 %) |
2.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
8.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
Unknown
|
| Independent |
Unknown
|
| Orthodox |
Unknown
|
| Other Christian |
Unknown
|
| Protestant |
Unknown
|
| Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|