Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong - (kxn)

Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Iban

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 425

Global Population: 425

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Kanowit of Malaysia, numbering 425, 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 Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong. The primary religion practiced by the Kanowit is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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