• PEOPLE NAME: CHEWONG OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 9227

ROP: 102082

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous

Language: Chewong - (cwg)

Alternate Name(s): Siwang, Orang Asli

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 750

Global Population: 750


PEID: 9227

ROP: 102082

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Chewong of Malaysia, numbering 750, are Engaged yet 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 Chewong. The primary religion practiced by the Chewong is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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