• PEOPLE NAME: SELAYAR OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Bugi-Makassar of Sulawesi

Language: Selayar - (sly)

Alternate Name(s): Bugis Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

Also found in:

Population: 171,000

Global Population: 171,000


PEID: 22861

ROP: 108810

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Selayar of Indonesia, numbering 171,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bugi-Makassar of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Selayar. The primary religion practiced by the Selayar 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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