• PEOPLE NAME: LAWANGAN OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22578

ROP: 105684

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Banjar of Kalimantan

Language: Lawangan - (lbx)

Alternate Name(s): Barito Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 181,000

Global Population: 181,000


PEID: 22578

ROP: 105684

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lawangan of Indonesia, numbering 181,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Banjar of Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Lawangan. The primary religion practiced by the Lawangan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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