Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Sembakung Murut - (sbr)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in: Malaysia

Population: 4,200

Global Population: 14,200

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Sembakung Murut of Indonesia, numbering 4,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 14,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sembakung Murut. The primary religion practiced by the Sembakung Murut is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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