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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Mainstream Kenyah bible at Bible.com

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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 it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:25-27

Pray that the lost who think they have everything they need will recognize their spiritual poverty apart from Jesus and turn to Him in faith.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Bahau River KenyahPG022546Bahau River KenyahIndonesia2,400No Longer UnreachedMainstream KenyahEthnoreligion

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