Malay (zlm)

Malay (zlm) is part of the Austronesian family and Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay class.

Malay speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

22 People Groups · 20,867K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached550.4K
Engaged yet Unreached1520,811K
No Longer Unreached25.1K

Discover More about Malay:
- Ethnologue - Malay
- Glottolog - Malay

Media Resources for Malay:

TitleLink
JESUSView Film
The SaviorView Film

2 films

Bible Resources for Malay:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2001 Today's Malay Version✓✓
Alkitab Versi Borneo✓✓✓

2 entries

People Groups who primarily speak Malay

Strategic Progress Index
All

22 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexReligion
MalaysMalaysUnited States10,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysUnited Kingdom56,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysSingapore745,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysMyanmar27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysMayotte325Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
DuanoDuanoMalaysia4,300Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
LelakLelakMalaysia550Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Orang KanaqOrang KanaqMalaysia80No Longer UnreachedAnimism
PeranakanPeranakanMalaysia5,000No Longer UnreachedChinese Folk Religion
TemoqTemoqMalaysia850Unengaged and UnreachedAnimism
MalaysMalaysMalaysia13,670,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BonaiBonaiIndonesia16,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Melayu KetapangMelayu KetapangIndonesia317,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Melayu PontianakMelayu PontianakIndonesia328,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
TamiangTamiangIndonesia44,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Riau MalaysRiau MalaysIndonesia2,385,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
North Sumatran MalaysNorth Sumatran MalaysIndonesia2,710,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BelitungBelitungIndonesia116,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BangkaBangkaIndonesia396,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysComoros1,100Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysCanada11,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
MalaysMalaysAustralia21,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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