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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bukar Sadong of Malaysia

The Bukar Sadong of Malaysia, numbering approximately 72,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Bidayuh subgroup of southwestern Sarawak whose homeland centers on the Serian and Sadong regions and whose identity is rooted in the broader Dayak cultural tradition of Borneo. They mostly adhere to Animism and Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh (sdo)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 72,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009221
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh
Language Family: Austronesian

66%
%
Bidayuh Serian Speakers

Media Resources in Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bukar Sadong are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bukar Sadong:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bukar Sadong of Malaysia

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Bukar Sadong Across Countries (ROP3 - 101715) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Bukar SadongPG009221Bukar SadongMalaysia72,500No Longer UnreachedBukar-Sadung BidayuhAnimism
Bukar SadongPG022557Bukar SadongIndonesia11,500No Longer UnreachedBukar-Sadung BidayuhAnimism

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