People group profile · PG009204
The Bateq of Malaysia
The Bateq of Malaysia, numbering about 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Semang Negrito people of Peninsular Malaysia's Taman Negara rainforest, among the earliest Orang Asli to settle the peninsula, calling themselves Batek Teh or forest people while retaining a nomadic hunting and gathering life.
They are an indigenous people in the West Malaysia Indigenous people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Batek.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 1,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- West Malaysia Indigenous
- Primary language
- Batek (btq)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Pahang, Kelantan, and Terengganu
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bateq are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bateq
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
63% adherents
Primary language
Batek · Austroasiatic family
70% speak Batek
Gospel resources in Batek
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bateq)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bateq
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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