• PEOPLE NAME: BUSANG KAYAN OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Busang Kayan - (bfg)

Alternate Name(s): Kalimantan Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in:

Population: 5,400

Global Population: 5,400


PEID: 22560

ROP: 104779

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Busang Kayan of Indonesia, numbering 5,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Busang Kayan. The primary religion practiced by the Busang Kayan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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