• PEOPLE NAME: TUTONG OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 19324

ROP: 110324

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Brunei Bisaya - (bsb)

Alternate Name(s): Malay Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Brunei

Population: 27,500

Global Population: 51,000


PEID: 19324

ROP: 110324

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tutong of Malaysia, numbering 27,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 51,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Brunei Bisaya. The primary religion practiced by the Tutong is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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