• PEOPLE NAME: ABAI SUNGAI OF MALAYSIA

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By WWF-Malaysia Caroline PANG

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PEID: 18464

ROP: 100005

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Abai Sungai - (abf)

Alternate Name(s): Sabah Tribal - Paitanic

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 1,200

Global Population: 1,200


PEID: 18464

ROP: 100005

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Abai Sungai of Malaysia, numbering 1,200, are Unengaged and 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 Abai Sungai. The primary religion practiced by the Abai Sungai 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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