Murik Kayan in Malaysia

The Murik Kayan have only been reported in Malaysia
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Introduction / History

Kayan peoples like the Mirik were traditionally fierce warriors and headhunters.


Where Are they Located?

They live in Malaysia's Sarawak State of Borneo.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Mirik Kayan people of Malaysia are sedentary rice and sago farmers who trade with other ethnic groups. Like other people groups in Borneo, they live in longhouses and hunt and fish. They are great craftsmen who are famous for making boats out of belian, a strong tropical hardwood. Kayan people are noted for their extensive tattoos and stretched earlobes.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The primary religion practiced by the Murik Kayan people is ethnic religion. Ethnic religion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation. Those who go to them must respect their culture and present Christ in such a way that they understand that they need to embrace Christ, not Christ plus a foreign culture.


What Are Their Needs?

The Mirik Kayan people need the chance to embrace the Lord of lords.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Mirik Kayan leaders to have dreams and visions that will give them the desire to find out more about Jesus and open their community to missionaries.
Pray for believers to take Christ to this tribe.
Pray for spiritual openness to the ways of Jesus.
Pray for a disciple making movement to flourish among the Mirik Kayan people.


Scripture Prayers for the Murik Kayan in Malaysia.


References

http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=1770
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayan_people_(Borneo)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kayan
http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/85/0


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Murik Kayan
People Name in Country Murik Kayan
Alternate Names Long Semiang
Population this Country 3,200
Population all Countries 3,200
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 13884
ROP3 Code 106923
ROP25 Code 305725
ROP25 Name Murik Kayan
Country Malaysia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 49  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Sarawak, below Long Miri (Banyok) and below Lio Mato (Semiang) on Baram river.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Malaysia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 49  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Sarawak, below Long Miri (Banyok) and below Lio Mato (Semiang) on Baram river..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.80 %)
4.00 %
Ethnic Religions
96.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Murik (Malaysia)
Language Code mxr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Murik (Malaysia)
Language Code mxr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Murik (Malaysia)

Primary Language:  Murik (Malaysia)

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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