• PEOPLE NAME: SELUNGAI MURUT OF MALAYSIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Selungai Murut - (slg)

Alternate Name(s): Sabah Tribal - Murut, Murut

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Indonesia

Population: 550

Global Population: 1,400


PEID: 9330

ROP: 108815

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Selungai Murut of Malaysia, numbering 550, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,400 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Selungai Murut. The primary religion practiced by the Selungai 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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