• PEOPLE NAME: KENSIU OF THAILAND

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PEID: 10869

ROP: 108820

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous

Language: Kensiu - (kns)

Alternate Name(s): Orang Asli

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Thailand

Also found in: Malaysia

Population: 300

Global Population: 600


PEID: 10869

ROP: 108820

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Kensiu of Thailand, numbering 300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the West Malaysia Indigenous people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kensiu. The primary religion practiced by the Kensiu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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