People group profile · PG018519
The Bisayan Tutong of Brunei
The Bisayan Tutong of Brunei, numbering about 24,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bisaya people of Brunei's Bebuloh and Batang Mitus villages, traditionally seen as remnants of a larger pre-Islamic population that mostly assimilated into Malay identity, recognized as one of Brunei's seven indigenous groups in 1984.
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 Brunei Bisaya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brunei
- Population
- 24,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Borneo-Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Brunei Bisaya (bsb)
- 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 ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bisayan Tutong 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 Bisayan Tutong
- 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
83% adherents
Primary language
Brunei Bisaya · Austronesian family
100% speak Brunei Bisaya
Gospel resources in Brunei Bisaya
- Bible available, published 1938
- 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 Bisayan Tutong
- 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.
Bisayan Tutong in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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