People group profile · PG022611
The Selungai Murut of Indonesia
The Selungai Murut of Indonesia, numbering about 850 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Murut subgroup of about 800 people along the upper Sembakung River in North Kalimantan and the Sapulut River in Sabah, descended from headhunting hilltop longhouse dwellers whose kin staged the 1915 Murut Rebellion against British colonial neglect.
They are an indigenous people in the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Selungai Murut.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 850
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Borneo-Kalimantan
- Primary language
- Selungai Murut (slg)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- East Kalimantan province: Nunukan regency on upper Sembakung river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Selungai 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 Selungai 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Selungai Murut · Austronesian family
76% speak Selungai Murut
Gospel resources in Selungai Murut
- 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 Selungai Murut
- 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.
- 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.
Selungai Murut in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selungai Murut | Malaysia | 600 | No Longer Unreached |
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