• PEOPLE NAME: COASTAL KADAZAN OF MALAYSIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Papar - (dpp)

Alternate Name(s): Kadazan, Papar, Sabah Tribal - Kadazan

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 129,000

Global Population: 129,000


PEID: 20225

ROP: 102242

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Coastal Kadazan of Malaysia, numbering 129,000, 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 Papar. The primary religion practiced by the Coastal Kadazan is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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