• PEOPLE CLUSTER: MUSI OF SUMATRA

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By Jacob Talley

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 4

Population: 5,060,000

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 5,060,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 1


Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

Overview: Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia--the sixth largest island in the world--home to more than 50 million people. The Musi River drains most of South Sumatra province, joining with the Banyuasin River to form a delta near the city of Sungsang. Scattered along the Musi River are a handful of people groups that speak the Musi language. These people groups form the Musi of Sumatra people cluster.

Peoples within this cluster: Lembak; Musi Sekayu; Palembang; Rawas

Countries where they are found: Indonesia


People groups: 4

Population: 5,060,000

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 5,060,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 1