Asho Chin people
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အရှိုချင်း | |
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Total population | |
250,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Rakhine State, Magway Region, Pegu, Irrawaddy, Burma | |
Languages | |
Asho Chin language | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism, Christianity, Animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chin people |
Asho people (Burmese: အရှိုချင်း) is one of the tribes of the Chin people.
Demography
The native speakers of Asho language are around 10,000.[1] The total population of the Asho people are around 400,000.[2]
Religion
Unlike other Chin clans, many of them are Buddhist. The Christian missionaries also used Burmese script for writing Asho language.[citation needed] Rev. G. Whitehead of Anglican Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, introduced the Latin script for writing and published Gospel of Mark in 1921. A Bible Society from Rangoon published New Testament in 1954 in Burmese script.[3]
References
- ^ Khup Za Go, Rev.: A Critical Historical Study of Bible Translation among the Zo people in Northeast India. Imphal. BCPW Press. 1996. p.80-81.
- ^ Mindat Bonein: History of Chin Hills. Rangoon. Sapay Beihman. 1976. p. 11.
- ^ ဆမၩကျ့ၩထၩ(Hsama kyá hta) = The New Testament in Asho Southern Chin. British and Foreign Bible Society Burma Agency, 1954.
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