• PEOPLE NAME: PUNAN TUBU OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Punan Tubu - (puj)

Alternate Name(s): Kalimantan Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in:

Population: 3,600

Global Population: 3,600


PEID: 22601

ROP: 108179

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Punan Tubu of Indonesia, numbering 3,600, 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 Indonesia. Their primary language is Punan Tubu. The primary religion practiced by the Punan Tubu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

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