• PEOPLE NAME: BELAIT OF BRUNEI

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Belait - (beg)

Alternate Name(s): Southern Murut, Sabah Tribal - Murut, Belait, Sabah Tribal - Murut

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Brunei

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Population: 1,200

Global Population: 1,200


PEID: 18230

ROP: 101219

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Belait of Brunei, numbering 1,200, 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 Brunei. Their primary language is Belait. The primary religion practiced by the Belait is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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