• PEOPLE NAME: COCOS MALAYS OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

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PEID: 8206

ROP: 102252

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malay

Language: Malay, Cocos Islands - (coa)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Also found in: Christmas Island

Population: 550

Global Population: 800


PEID: 8206

ROP: 102252

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Cocos Malays of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, numbering 550, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Malay people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Malay, Cocos Islands. The primary religion practiced by the Cocos Malays 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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