People group profile · PG018223
The Orang Seletar of Malaysia
The Orang Seletar of Malaysia, numbering about 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a former Orang Laut sea-nomad people of the Tebrau Strait between Johor and Singapore, noted among Singapore's population when Raffles landed in 1819, moved into permanent villages like Simpang Arang from 1953 onward.
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 Orang Seletar.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 1,300
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- West Malaysia Indigenous
- Primary language
- Orang Seletar (ors)
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Johor: southeast coast, Kukuo area; Johore Bahru, east and north
Where they live
Gospel status
The Orang Seletar 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 Orang Seletar
- 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
94% adherents
Primary language
Orang Seletar · Austronesian family
70% speak Orang Seletar
Gospel resources in Orang Seletar
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Orang Seletar
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Orang Seletar in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orang Seletar | Singapore | 1,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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