People group profile · PG018224
The Brunei Dusun of Brunei
The Brunei Dusun of Brunei, numbering about 11,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of the seven officially recognized indigenous peoples of Brunei, the Brunei Dusan identify themselves as Sang Jati or Suang Jati.
They are an indigenous people in the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kadazan Dusun.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brunei
- Population
- 11,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Borneo-Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Kadazan Dusun (dtp)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Sang Jati, Suang Jati
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Bandar Seri Begawan area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Brunei Dusun are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Brunei Dusun
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
76% adherents
Primary language
Kadazan Dusun · Austronesian family
100% speak Kadazan Dusun
Gospel resources in Kadazan Dusun
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dusun)
Bibles
- Baibol Kadazan (Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu Version) · video, audio, text
- Today's Dusun Version Revised · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Brunei Dusun
- 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.
- 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.
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