• PEOPLE NAME: UPPER BARAM KENYAH OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22619

ROP: 104840

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Kenyah, Mainstream - (xkl)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 750

Global Population: 750


PEID: 22619

ROP: 104840

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Upper Baram Kenyah of Indonesia, numbering 750, 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 Indonesia. Their primary language is Kenyah, Mainstream. The primary religion practiced by the Upper Baram Kenyah is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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