People group profile · PG019277
The Southern Murut of Malaysia
The Southern Murut of Malaysia, numbering about 32,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Murut people of interior Sabah whose communities are rooted in the uplands of northern Borneo and share the cultural heritage of the wider Murut peoples.
They are an indigenous people in the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Lundayeh.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 32,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Borneo-Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Lundayeh (lnd)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southern Murut are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Southern Murut
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Lundayeh · Austronesian family
75% speak Lundayeh
Gospel resources in Lundayeh
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Lundayeh)
Bibles
- 1982 Bible Society of Malaysia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southern Murut
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Lun Bawang in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109497) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lun Bawang | Indonesia | 26,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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