• PEOPLE NAME: MELAYU KETAPANG OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 47519

ROP: 116018

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Malay

Language: Malay (individual language) - (zlm)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 311,000

Global Population: 311,000


PEID: 47519

ROP: 116018

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Melayu Ketapang of Indonesia, numbering 311,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Malay people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Malay (individual language). The primary religion practiced by the Melayu Ketapang 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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