• PEOPLE NAME: KALABIT OF MALAYSIA

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By Lillian Bulan-Dorai

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PEID: 9259

ROP: 104450

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan

Language: Kelabit - (kzi)

Alternate Name(s): Sarawak Tribal - Baram-Kenyah, Kelabit

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Malaysia

Also found in: Indonesia

Population: 6,400

Global Population: 7,150


PEID: 9259

ROP: 104450

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Kalabit of Malaysia, numbering 6,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 7,150 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kelabit. The primary religion practiced by the Kalabit 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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