Western Berawan in Malaysia

The Western Berawan have only been reported in Malaysia
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

There are at least three Berawan peoples, each with their own language, including the Western Berawans.


Where Are they Located?

The Western Berawan people live on Borneo, a large island that includes parts of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The people who speak the Western Berawan language live a very simple life. They are a tribal people who farm, hunt, and fish for a living.


What Are Their Beliefs?

have elaborate burial rituals that indicate that they understand that the soul leaves the body. There have been Christian missionaries in Borneo off and on for about 200 years, and there is some indication that missionaries might have affected their beliefs to a small degree. Unfortunately, they don't even have gospel recordings in their language. They continue to hold to their traditional religion.


What Are Their Needs?

This people group would greatly benefit from having gospel recordings and the JESUS Film in their language so they could understand much of the life of Jesus.


Prayer Points

Pray for the JESUS Film to be dubbed into the language of the Western Berawan people.
Pray for leaders of the Western Berawan people to open their hearts to the ways of Jesus Christ when missionaries come their way.
Pray for a disciple making movement to flourish among this unreached people group.


Scripture Prayers for the Berawan, West in Malaysia.


References

https://globalrecordings.net/fi/language/7984
https://www.wycliffe.net/world?continent=ASI&country=MY&code=zbc
http://www.peoplegroups.org/Explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=9210
https://pulotu.shh.mpg.de/culture/berawan
https://www.facebook.com/borneoproject/posts/658237110911312
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/51286678.pdf
http://descendantofgods.tripod.com/id168.html


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Berawan, West
People Name in Country Berawan, West
Natural Name Western Berawan
Alternate Names Long Pata
Population this Country 1,200
Population all Countries 1,200
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 10800
ROP3 Code 115051
ROP25 Code 301087
ROP25 Name Berawan
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, Long Terawan village, Mulu town.   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, Long Terawan village, Mulu town..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
3.00 %
Ethnic Religions
97.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Berawan, West (1,200 speakers)
Language Code zbw   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Berawan, West (1,200 speakers)
Language Code zbw   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Berawan, West

Primary Language:  Berawan, West

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2005-2011)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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