• PEOPLE NAME: JAH HUT OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 9254

ROP: 104149

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous

Language: Jah Hut - (jah)

Alternate Name(s): Cheres, Orang Asli

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 5,100

Global Population: 5,100


PEID: 9254

ROP: 104149

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Jah Hut of Malaysia, numbering 5,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the West Malaysia Indigenous people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Malaysia. Their primary language is Jah Hut. The primary religion practiced by the Jah Hut is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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