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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kayan River Kayan of Indonesia

The Kayan River Kayan of Indonesia, numbering approximately 3,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a people of Indonesia (Kalimantan) They are an Indigenous people, with Kayan (Kalimantan) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Kayan, Kayan River.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Kayan, Kayan River (xkn)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022572
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Pray for the Kayan River Kayan of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kayan, Kayan River
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Kayan, Kayan River Speakers

Media Resources in Kayan, Kayan River:

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Bible Resources in Kayan, Kayan River:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kayan River Kayan 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 Kayan River Kayan:
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 Kayan River Kayan of Indonesia

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will use their faith and their church community as a testimony to the watching world and grow His Church.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Kayan, Kayan River Across Countries (ROP3 - 104780) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kayan River KayanPG022572Kayan River KayanIndonesia3,700No Longer UnreachedKayan, Kayan RiverProtestantism

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