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People group profile · PG009279

The Lanoh of Malaysia

The Lanoh of Malaysia, numbering about 375 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Semang Orang Asli people of Perak's Hulu district calling themselves Menik Semnam after the Semnam River, present in the area over 1,000 years, whose cave shelters preserve century-old rock art depicting hunters alongside horses and elephants.

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 Lanoh.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Lanoh people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Lanoh

Fast facts

Country
Malaysia
Population
375
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
West Malaysia Indigenous
Primary language
Lanoh (lnh)
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
Perak: north central

Where they live

Gospel status

The Lanoh 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Lanoh

  • 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

66% adherents

Primary language

Lanoh · Austroasiatic family

70% speak Lanoh

Gospel resources in Lanoh

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Lanoh

  1. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  2. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  3. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  4. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.

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