Taungyo in Myanmar (Burma)

The Taungyo have only been reported in Myanmar (Burma)
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Buddhism (Theravada)
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Taungyo people speak a nonstandard variety of Burmese. They live within southern Shan State, Myanmar, in the townships of Kalaw and Pinlon.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are fishermen and agriculturalists. The Taungyo live intermingled with people of other ethnicities but still maintain themselves as a separate group. The men dress in typical Myanmar fashion, but the women have a distinctive dress. They wear lots of silver on their earrings and bracelets and heavy brass rings on their legs. Before they are married, they wear them around their ankles and afterwards they wear them just below their knee.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Almost all the Taungyo people are Buddhists. Some outreach is being done among them by local evangelists and missionaries from other people groups within Myanmar.


What Are Their Needs?

Since the Taungyo people speak a nonstandard variety of Burmese, they may not like seeing their language in print. However, audio and video evangelistic materials in the Taungyo language may be very effective.


Prayer Points

Pray for loving workers to go to the Taungyo people in Myanmar.
Pray for Taungyo disciples who will make more disciples.
Pray for them to seek and find the Lord of lords.


Scripture Prayers for the Taungyo in Myanmar (Burma).


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

Shan State

Source:  Asia Harvest      Download

People Name General Taungyo
People Name in Country Taungyo
Pronunciation TOWN-yoh
Alternate Names Dawai; Dawe; Taru; Tawe-Tavoy; Toru
Population this Country 46,000
Population all Countries 46,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 15290
ROP3 Code 109884
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 Shan state: Taunggyi district, Kalaw, and Pinlong townships.   Source:  Ethnologue 2023
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 Shan state: Taunggyi district, Kalaw, and Pinlong townships..   Source:  Ethnologue 2023
Map of Taungyo in Myanmar (Burma) Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Buddhism (Theravada)
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
98.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.40 %)
0.60 %
Ethnic Religions
1.40 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Taungyo (46,000 speakers)
Language Code tco   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Taungyo (46,000 speakers)
Language Code tco   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Taungyo

Primary Language:  Taungyo

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Video Source Asia Harvest
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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