Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Language: Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan - (dtb)
Alternate Name(s): Sabah Tribal - Paitanic
Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni
Country: Malaysia
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Population: 17,500
Global Population: 17,500
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Overview: The Kinabatangan Sungai of Malaysia, numbering 17,500, 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 Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan. The primary religion practiced by the Kinabatangan Sungai 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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