Pwo Eastern Karen in Myanmar (Burma)


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Introduction / History

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.


What Are Their Beliefs?

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.


Prayer Points

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 1,181,000
Population all Countries 1,239,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15395
ROP3 Code 104659
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 17  (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 17  (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 (1,181,000 speakers)
Language Code kjp   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Karen, Pwo Eastern (1,181,000 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
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
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 Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Photo Source (Representative photo)
Sehz-KarenSall - Pixabay 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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