• PEOPLE NAME: SABAN OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22604

ROP: 108485

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Sa’ban - (snv)

Alternate Name(s): Kalimantan Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in: Malaysia

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 2,900


PEID: 22604

ROP: 108485

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Saban of Indonesia, numbering 1,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sa’ban. The primary religion practiced by the Saban is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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