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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Klias River Kadazan of Malaysia

The Klias River Kadazan of Malaysia, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Malaysia. They mostly adhere to Animism and Klias River Kadazan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Klias River Kadazan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Klias River Kadazan (kqt)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009270
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Klias River Kadazan
Language Family: Austronesian

40%
%
Kadazan, Klias River Speakers

Media Resources in Klias River Kadazan:

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Bible Resources in Klias River Kadazan:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Klias River Kadazan 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 Klias River Kadazan:
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 Klias River Kadazan of Malaysia

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.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Klias River Kadazan Across Countries (ROP3 - 105061) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Klias River KadazanPG009270Klias River KadazanMalaysia2,500No Longer UnreachedKlias River KadazanAnimism

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