• PEOPLE NAME: REJANG KAYAN OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 18236

ROP: 108347

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malay

Language: Rejang Kayan - (ree)

Alternate Name(s): Lisum, Sarawak Tribal - Baram-Kenyah

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 7,200

Global Population: 7,200


PEID: 18236

ROP: 108347

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Rejang Kayan of Malaysia, numbering 7,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Malay people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Malaysia. Their primary language is Rejang Kayan. The primary religion practiced by the Rejang Kayan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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