• PEOPLE NAME: SONSOGON OF MALAYSIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Kimaragang - (kqr)

Alternate Name(s): Kimaragang, Sabah Tribal - Kadazan

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

Also found in:

Population: 4,600

Global Population: 4,600


PEID: 19275

ROP: 109418

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Sonsogon of Malaysia, numbering 4,600, 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 Kimaragang. The primary religion practiced by the Sonsogon is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available