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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tausug of Malaysia

The Tausug of Malaysia, numbering approximately 500,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Islamic ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao They are an Diaspora people, with Tausug as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Filipino, Muslim people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tausug is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Filipino, Muslim
Primary Language(s): Tausug (tsg)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 500,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG009355
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tausug
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Tausug Speakers

Media Resources in Tausug:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

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Bible Resources in Tausug:

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Or check out the Tausug bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity (GSEC: 2), this people group is less than 2% evangelical but there has been initial or concentrated church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Tausug:
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Pray specifically for the Tausug of Malaysia

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Tausug Across Countries (ROP3 - 109891) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TausugPG007789TausugPhilippines1,070,000Engaged yet UnreachedTausugSunni Islam
TausugPG009355TausugMalaysia500,000Unengaged and UnreachedTausugSunni Islam

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