People group profile · PG022590
The Ot Danum of Indonesia
The Ot Danum of Indonesia, numbering about 88,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.
They are an indigenous people in the Barito of Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Ot Danum.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 88,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Barito of Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Ot Danum (otd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Central Kalimantan province: upper south Kapuas river, 7 villages; East Kalimantan province: Kutai Barat regency; West Kalimantan province: Melawi river watershed
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ot Danum 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 Ot Danum
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Ot Danum · Austronesian family
100% speak Ot Danum
Gospel resources in Ot Danum
- Bible available, published 1998
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ot Danum
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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