• PEOPLE NAME: LUN BAWANG OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22614

ROP: 109497

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Lundayeh - (lnd)

Alternate Name(s): Lun Bawang, Lundayeh, Kemaloh Kelabit, Southern Murut, Lun Dayah, Lun Daye, Lun Dayoh, Lundaya, Lun Daya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in: Malaysia

Population: 26,000

Global Population: 58,500


PEID: 22614

ROP: 109497

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lun Bawang of Indonesia, numbering 26,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 58,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Lundayeh. The primary religion practiced by the Lun Bawang is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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