Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Language: Kanowit-Tanjong Melanau - (kxn)
Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Iban
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Malaysia
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Population: 400
Global Population: 400
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Kanowit of Malaysia, numbering 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 Malaysia. Their primary language is Kanowit-Tanjong Melanau. The primary religion practiced by the Kanowit is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.
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