Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Murik (Malaysia) - (mxr)

Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Baram-Kenyah

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Malaysia

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Population: 2,700

Global Population: 2,700

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Murik Kayan of Malaysia, numbering 2,700, 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 Murik (Malaysia). The primary religion practiced by the Murik 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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