Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Language: Uma’ Lasan - (xky)
Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Baram-Kenyah, Lunan
Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant
Country: Malaysia
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Population: 3,000
Global Population: 3,000
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical
Overview: The Western Kenyah of Malaysia, numbering 3,000, 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 Uma’ Lasan. The primary religion practiced by the Western Kenyah is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.
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