Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Bookan - (bnb)

Alternate Name(s): Sabah Tribal - Murut

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 4,100

Global Population: 4,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Baokan of Malaysia, numbering 4,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Malaysia. Their primary language is Bookan. The primary religion practiced by the Baokan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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