• PEOPLE NAME: RUNGUS DUSUN OF MALAYSIA

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PEID: 9320

ROP: 108445

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Rungus - (drg)

Alternate Name(s): Kadazan, Momogun

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 67,500

Global Population: 67,500


PEID: 9320

ROP: 108445

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Rungus Dusun of Malaysia, numbering 67,500, 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 Rungus. The primary religion practiced by the Rungus Dusun is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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