Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malagasy

Language: Merina Malagasy - (plt)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Madagascar

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Population: 74,000

Global Population: 74,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Saint-Mariens of Madagascar, numbering 74,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Malagasy people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Madagascar. Their primary language is Merina Malagasy. The primary religion practiced by the Saint-Mariens is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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