People group profile · PG018236
The Rejang Kayan of Malaysia
The Rejang Kayan of Malaysia, numbering about 7,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kayan Dayak subgroup of the upper Rejang River in Sarawak, Borneo, descended from migrants out of the Apo Kayan highlands of Kalimantan, traditionally longhouse-dwelling and once known for headhunting.
They are an indigenous people in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Rejang Kayan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 7,400
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Malay
- Primary language
- Rejang Kayan (ree)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Sarawak: Balui and Rejang river areas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rejang Kayan are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rejang Kayan
- 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
85% adherents
Primary language
Rejang Kayan · Austronesian family
70% speak Rejang Kayan
Gospel resources in Rejang Kayan
- 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 Rejang Kayan
- 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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