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The Bahau River Kenyah of Indonesia

The Bahau River Kenyah of Indonesia, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a regional subgroup of the Kenyah people of North Kalimantan, Indonesia, associated with the Bahau River basin and sharing the language and cultural heritage of the broader Dayak Kenyah communities of Borneo. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mainstream Kenyah is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bahau River Kenyah

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Mainstream Kenyah (xkl)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022546

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Pray for the Bahau River Kenyah of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mainstream Kenyah
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Kenyah, Mainstream Speakers

Media Resources in Mainstream Kenyah:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Mainstream Kenyah:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bahau River Kenyah 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 Bahau River Kenyah:
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 Bahau River Kenyah of Indonesia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

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.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Kenyah, Bahau River Across Countries (ROP3 - 104835) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bahau River KenyahPG022546Bahau River KenyahIndonesia2,400No Longer UnreachedMainstream KenyahEthnoreligion

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