• PEOPLE CLUSTER: SUNDA-BETAWI OF JAVA

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By Kerry Olson

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 4

Population: 55,532,000

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 55,532,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 1


Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

Overview: Sunda and Betawi are two large ethnic groups native to the western part of Java, Indonesia's most densely populated island. The Sunda number more than 30 million; the Betawi number around 5 million. Both languages are Malay based and both groups are predominantly Sunni Muslims. The Sunda-Betawi of Java people cluster also includes some smaller ethnic groups related to the Sundanese.

Peoples within this cluster: Badui; Betawi; Sunda; Sunda Banten

Countries where they are found: Indonesia


People groups: 4

Population: 55,532,000

Unreached people groups: 4

UPG population: 55,532,000

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 1