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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tidong of Indonesia

The Tidong of Indonesia, numbering approximately 34,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia (Kalimantan). They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Southern Tidung is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tidong

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Banjar of Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Southern Tidung (itd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 34,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022617
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Tidung
Language Family: Austronesian

80%
%
Tidung, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Tidung:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Southern Tidung:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Southern Tidung bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tidong are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tidong:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Tidong of Indonesia

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Tidong Across Countries (ROP3 - 110044) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TidongPG022617TidongIndonesia34,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern TidungSunni Islam
TidungPG019289TidungMalaysia25,000No Longer UnreachedNorthern TidungAnimism

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