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The Kwijau Dusun of Malaysia

The Kwijau Dusun of Malaysia, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Dusun subgroup of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, part of the larger Kadazan-Dusun people recognized internationally as indigenous to northern Borneo, traditionally engaged in rice farming and ranching. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kuijau is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kwijau Dusun

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Kuijau (dkr)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009274
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kuijau
Language Family: Austronesian

70%
%
Kuijau Speakers

Media Resources in Kuijau:

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Bible Resources in Kuijau:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kwijau Dusun are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kwijau Dusun:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kwijau Dusun of Malaysia

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

Kwijau Dusun Across Countries (ROP3 - 105542) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Kwijau Dusun PG009274 Kwijau Dusun Malaysia 12,500 No Longer Unreached Kuijau Animism

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