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Palaung pale

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The Pale Palaung people number approximately 300,000 living across Myanmar, China, and Thailand. Over 95% (around 190,000-290,000) live in northern and central Myanmar, mainly in Shan State around the towns of Kalaw and Namtu. In China, around 8,500 Pale Palaung live in Yunnan Province bordering Myanmar. Thailand's 1995 census counted 1,937 Pale Palaung living in Chiang Mai Province. The Pale Palaung practice Theravada Buddhism and strongly believe in spirits, but very few have become Christians despite evangelism efforts.

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Palaung, Pale Approximately 300,000 Pale Palaung people live across a widespread area of three countries. The vast majority (more than 95%) live in a 16,000 square-kilometre (10,000 sq. mi.) area of northern and central Myanmar. Their main population centre is in southern Shan State around the towns of Kalaw and Namtu.1 Population estimates for the Pale Palaung in Myanmar range from 190,000 to 290,000. Nobody is certain of 鍖gures in Myanmar due to the fact that no government has held a census for more than 70 years. In the 1931 census the Pale Palaung numbered 138,746.2 In China, the Pale Palaung number approximately 8,500. They live in Luxi County of western Yunnan Province, just a few miles from the border with Myanmar. The 1995 Thailand census counted a total of just 1,937 Pale Palaung people. Some sources say that the real number of this group in Thailand may be closer to 5,000. They moved into the Fang District of Thailands Chiang Mai Province in 1983 to 鍖ee 鍖ghting in Myanmar. Their main village is on a mountain ridge literally atop the Thailand-Myanmar border. Just yards away, Thai and Burmese border guard posts face each other. Paul Hattaway In China, the Pale Palaung have been combined with the Shwe Palaung, Rumai Palaung and the Riang to form the of鍖cial Deang minority group.3 Although the four groups share much in common, their languages are different and they usually live in separate communities. The self-name of these Palaung groups is Ta-ang, which means rock people. Palaung is a Burmese word. The Pale Palaung have been Buddhists for many centuries. They were possibly converted by the Shan, who still exert a strong in鍖uence over the Palaung to this day. Every Palaung village has a temple, and it is considered a great honour for families when their sons become monks.4 The Palaung also CHINA Yunnan MYANMAR Shan State Chiang Mai Palaung Pale THAILAND Population: 300,260 (2000) 337,100 (2010) 378,600 (2020) Countries: Myanmar, China, Thailand Buddhism: Theravada Christians: 300 strongly believe in spirits, called ganam. These supernatural powers exist in all natural surroundings, for instance in the water, forest, sky, trees, village and houses. Offerings to the spirits are most often made by ordinary people, although identi鍖cation of the spirit causing illness or misfortune is made by a sorcerer, called pho moo muang. The meat of the sacri鍖ces is boiled before offering it to the spirits. Each Palaung village has a spirit house, located some distance outside the village, and spirit gates to protect malevolent spirits from entering the village.5 Those few Pale Palaung who come to faith in Christ invariably face strong opposition from their families and local communities, who believe that such decisions offend the evil spirits that control the Pale Palaung people and can bring disaster. In the mid-1990s, about a dozen Christian Palaung families in Myanmar were expelled from their villages and their homes were dismantled.6 Overview of the Pale Palaung Other Names: Deang Pale, Ngwe Palaung, Silver Palaung, Pale, Palay, Benglong, Bonglung, Bonglong, Penglung, Darang, Manton, Nam Hsan, Ta-ang, Bulei, Palong, Polaung, Da-ang, Da-eng, Di-ang, Bulai, Pulei, Southern Taang Very few Pale Palaung have come to Christ. Kachin Christians in Myanmar have attempted to reach them in recent years, with limited success, while a few families have converted to Christ among the Pale Palaung in China. For years, gospel radio broadcasts in the Pale Palaung language have sown seed throughout their widespread villages. Status of Evangelization Palaungic-Khmuic, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Palaung Dialects: 2 (Bulei, Raojin) Professing Buddhists: 99% 88% Practising Buddhists: 70% Christians: 0.1% Scripture: work in progress Population Sources: 11% Jesus 鍖lm: available 190,000 to 290,000 in Myanmar (2000, B Grimes) 8,260 in China (2000, P Hattaway) 1,937 in Thailand (1995 census) Language: Austro-Asiatic, MonKhmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, 2829 August, PALAUNG, 1 August, PALAUNG, PALE PALE Gospel Recordings: Pale; Palaung Pale Christian Broadcasting: available ROPAL code: PCE 216 1% A B C A = Have never heard the gospel B = Have heard the gospel but have not become Christians C = Are adherents to some form of Christianity

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  • 1. Palaung, Pale Approximately 300,000 Pale Palaung people live across a widespread area of three countries. The vast majority (more than 95%) live in a 16,000 square-kilometre (10,000 sq. mi.) area of northern and central Myanmar. Their main population centre is in southern Shan State around the towns of Kalaw and Namtu.1 Population estimates for the Pale Palaung in Myanmar range from 190,000 to 290,000. Nobody is certain of 鍖gures in Myanmar due to the fact that no government has held a census for more than 70 years. In the 1931 census the Pale Palaung numbered 138,746.2 In China, the Pale Palaung number approximately 8,500. They live in Luxi County of western Yunnan Province, just a few miles from the border with Myanmar. The 1995 Thailand census counted a total of just 1,937 Pale Palaung people. Some sources say that the real number of this group in Thailand may be closer to 5,000. They moved into the Fang District of Thailands Chiang Mai Province in 1983 to 鍖ee 鍖ghting in Myanmar. Their main village is on a mountain ridge literally atop the Thailand-Myanmar border. Just yards away, Thai and Burmese border guard posts face each other. Paul Hattaway In China, the Pale Palaung have been combined with the Shwe Palaung, Rumai Palaung and the Riang to form the of鍖cial Deang minority group.3 Although the four groups share much in common, their languages are different and they usually live in separate communities. The self-name of these Palaung groups is Ta-ang, which means rock people. Palaung is a Burmese word. The Pale Palaung have been Buddhists for many centuries. They were possibly converted by the Shan, who still exert a strong in鍖uence over the Palaung to this day. Every Palaung village has a temple, and it is considered a great honour for families when their sons become monks.4 The Palaung also CHINA Yunnan MYANMAR Shan State Chiang Mai Palaung Pale THAILAND Population: 300,260 (2000) 337,100 (2010) 378,600 (2020) Countries: Myanmar, China, Thailand Buddhism: Theravada Christians: 300 strongly believe in spirits, called ganam. These supernatural powers exist in all natural surroundings, for instance in the water, forest, sky, trees, village and houses. Offerings to the spirits are most often made by ordinary people, although identi鍖cation of the spirit causing illness or misfortune is made by a sorcerer, called pho moo muang. The meat of the sacri鍖ces is boiled before offering it to the spirits. Each Palaung village has a spirit house, located some distance outside the village, and spirit gates to protect malevolent spirits from entering the village.5 Those few Pale Palaung who come to faith in Christ invariably face strong opposition from their families and local communities, who believe that such decisions offend the evil spirits that control the Pale Palaung people and can bring disaster. In the mid-1990s, about a dozen Christian Palaung families in Myanmar were expelled from their villages and their homes were dismantled.6 Overview of the Pale Palaung Other Names: Deang Pale, Ngwe Palaung, Silver Palaung, Pale, Palay, Benglong, Bonglung, Bonglong, Penglung, Darang, Manton, Nam Hsan, Ta-ang, Bulei, Palong, Polaung, Da-ang, Da-eng, Di-ang, Bulai, Pulei, Southern Taang Very few Pale Palaung have come to Christ. Kachin Christians in Myanmar have attempted to reach them in recent years, with limited success, while a few families have converted to Christ among the Pale Palaung in China. For years, gospel radio broadcasts in the Pale Palaung language have sown seed throughout their widespread villages. Status of Evangelization Palaungic-Khmuic, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Palaung Dialects: 2 (Bulei, Raojin) Professing Buddhists: 99% 88% Practising Buddhists: 70% Christians: 0.1% Scripture: work in progress Population Sources: 11% Jesus 鍖lm: available 190,000 to 290,000 in Myanmar (2000, B Grimes) 8,260 in China (2000, P Hattaway) 1,937 in Thailand (1995 census) Language: Austro-Asiatic, MonKhmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, 2829 August, PALAUNG, 1 August, PALAUNG, PALE PALE Gospel Recordings: Pale; Palaung Pale Christian Broadcasting: available ROPAL code: PCE 216 1% A B C A = Have never heard the gospel B = Have heard the gospel but have not become Christians C = Are adherents to some form of Christianity