Rawngtu Chin People

Welaung, also known as Rawngtu Chin, is a purported Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages of Burma. It is spoken in Mindat township, Chin State, as well as in 2 villages of Htilin township, Magway Region (Ethnologue).

Dialects are Kyonnam, Welaung, Boishi, and Shitwanu.

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Kuki Chin

Language: Rawngtu Chin – (weu)

Alternate Name(s): Welaung, Rawngtu, Rongtu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Myanmar

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Population: 5,000

Global Population: 5,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Rawngtu Chin of Myanmar, numbering 5,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Kuki Chin people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Rawngtu Chin. The primary religion practiced by the Rawngtu Chin is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people’s ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.

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