• PEOPLE NAME: BAKUMPAI OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22547

ROP: 100828

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Barito of Kalimantan

Language: Bakumpai - (bkr)

Alternate Name(s): Barito Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 128,000

Global Population: 128,000


PEID: 22547

ROP: 100828

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Bakumpai of Indonesia, numbering 128,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Barito of Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Bakumpai. The primary religion practiced by the Bakumpai is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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