• PEOPLE CLUSTER: BUNGKU-BAJAU

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People groups: 8

Population: 113,050

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 77,650

Unengaged UPGs: 1

UUPG population: 43,500

Number of countries: 1


Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

Overview: Bungku-Tolaki is the name assigned to a family of 15 Austronesian languages spoken primarily on Indonesia's Sulawesi island. Intermingled among the people who speak these languages are the Indonesian Bajau. Together these peoples form the Bungku-Bajau people cluster.

Peoples within this cluster: Bungku; Kaimbulawa; Lemolang; Mori Atas; Moronene; Padoe; Taluki; Tulambatu

Countries where they are found: Indonesia


People groups: 8

Population: 113,050

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 77,650

Unengaged UPGs: 1

UUPG population: 43,500

Number of countries: 1