Asho people ( my, အရှိုချင်း), one of the tribes of the
Chin people, are native to
Arakan
Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi ...
,
Magwe Region
Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of . Pa Del Dam (ပဒ ...
,
Pegu Region,
Irrawaddy Region and some in
Yangon Region
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. They are much influenced by the Burmese in their daily life. They are well educated and having high profile jobs in the
Myanmar government
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...
.
Demography
The native speakers of
Asho language are around 10,000. The total population of the Asho people are around 400,000. In ancient Burmese scriptures, they are called ''Khyeng''. They are also known as ''Plain Chin'', as they are living in the plains of Myanmar. Unlike other Chin clans, their main problem is communications among themselves due to distances between their villages, not the differences in their dialects.
Religion
Unlike other Chin clans, many of them are Buddhist. The
Christian missionaries also used
Burmese script
Burmese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia
* Burmese people
* Burmese language
* Burmese alphabet
* Burmese cuisine
* Burmese culture
Animals
* Burmese cat
* Burmese chicken
* Burmese ( ...
for writing Asho language. Rev. G. Whitehead of Anglican Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, introduced the
Latin script
The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern I ...
for writing and published
Gospel of Mark in 1921. A Bible Society from Rangoon published
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...
in 1954 in Burmese script.
[ဆမၩကျ့ၩထၩ(Hsama kyá hta) = The New Testament in Asho Southern Chin. British and Foreign Bible Society Burma Agency, 1954.]
References
{{Ethnic groups in Burma
Mizo clans