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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lanoh of Malaysia

The Lanoh of Malaysia, numbering approximately 375 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Semang Orang Asli people of Perak's Hulu district calling themselves Menik Semnam after the Semnam River, present in the area over 1,000 years, whose cave shelters preserve century-old rock art depicting hunters alongside horses and elephants. They mostly adhere to Animism and Lanoh is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: West Malaysia Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Lanoh (lnh)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 375
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009279
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

66%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lanoh
Language Family: Austroasiatic

70%
%
Lanoh Speakers

Media Resources in Lanoh:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Lanoh:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lanoh 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 Lanoh:
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 Lanoh of Malaysia

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Lanoh Across Countries (ROP3 - 105641) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
LanohPG009279LanohMalaysia375No Longer UnreachedLanohAnimism

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