Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Melayu of Sumatra

Language: Kubu - (kvb)

Alternate Name(s): Jambi Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Kubu of Indonesia, numbering 13,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Melayu of Sumatra people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Kubu. The primary religion practiced by the Kubu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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