• PEOPLE NAME: TANJONG OF MALAYSIA


PEID: 9353

ROP: 109829

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Kanowit-Tanjong Melanau - (kxn)

Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Iban

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 250

Global Population: 250


PEID: 9353

ROP: 109829

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Tanjong of Malaysia, numbering 250, 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 Kanowit-Tanjong Melanau. The primary religion practiced by the Tanjong is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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