• PEOPLE NAME: KEDAYAN OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 19336

ROP: 101679

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Brunei - (kxd)

Alternate Name(s): Malay Sub-cluster, Orang Bukit

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Brunei; Canada; United States

Population: 91,000

Global Population: 416,000


PEID: 19336

ROP: 101679

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources


Overview: The Kedayan of Malaysia, numbering 91,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 416,000 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Brunei. The primary religion practiced by the Kedayan 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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