Geba Karen People

Geba Karen People

Geba, also known as Eastern Bwe, is a Karen language of Burma.The Geba Karen of Myanmar, numbering 40,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Karen people cluster within the Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Myanmar. Their primary language is Geba Karen. The primary religion practiced by the Geba Karen is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.
Distribution
Northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township (140 villages)
Bago Region
Mandalay Region: Pyinmana township
Shan State: Pekon and Pinlaung townships
Kayah State
Dialects
Sawkho
Gerkho-Geba
Thamitaik (Sawkeepho)

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples

People Cluster: Karen

Language: Geba Karen – (kvq)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity – Roman Catholicism

Country: Myanmar

Also found in:

Population: 40,000

Global Population: 40,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical