Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Tombonuo - (txa)

Alternate Name(s): Paitan, Sabah Tribal - Paitanic

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 16,000

Global Population: 16,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Tambanua of Malaysia, numbering 16,000, 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 Tombonuo. The primary religion practiced by the Tambanua 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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