Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Language: Ukit - (umi)
Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Baram-Kenyah
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Malaysia
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Population: 275
Global Population: 275
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Ukit of Malaysia, numbering 275, 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 Ukit. The primary religion practiced by the Ukit is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.
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