Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Southeast Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Southeast Asian

Language: Malaccan Portuguese Creole - (mcm)

Alternate Name(s): Peranakan Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Malaysia

Also found in:

Population: 8,200

Global Population: 8,200

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Malaccan Creole Portuguese of Malaysia, numbering 8,200, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Other Southeast Asian people cluster within the Southeast Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Malaysia. Their primary language is Malaccan Portuguese Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Malaccan Creole Portuguese is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available