Kristang in Malaysia people group profile

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Population

16,000

Main Language

Malaccan Portuguese Creole

Largest Religion

Christianity 90.00%

Christian

90.00%

Evangelical

5.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Kristang
People Name in Country	Kristang
Alternate Names	Kristang Mallacan; Malacca Portuguese Creole; Malaccan Creole; Malaccan Creole Portuguese; Papia Kristang
Population this Country	16,000
Population all Countries	41,000
Total Countries	2
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	4 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	11247
ROP3 Code	105316

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Southeast Asian, other
People Group	Kristang

Affinity Bloc	Southeast Asian Peoples
People Cluster	Southeast Asian, other
People Group	Kristang
Ethnic Code	MSY43

Geography

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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	Peninsular, Malacca Straits, Melaka State, Trankera and Hilir; also in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. 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	Peninsular, Malacca Straits, Melaka State, Trankera and Hilir; also in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 5.00 %)	90.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	10.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

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Primary Language	Malaccan Portuguese Creole (16,000 speakers)
Language Code	mcm Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Malaccan Portuguese Creole (16,000 speakers)
Language Code	mcm Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Malaccan Portuguese Creole

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Primary Language: Malaccan Portuguese Creole

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1884)
Bible-New Testament	No
Bible-Complete	No

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

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Photo Source	MySabah.com Used with permission
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country ▲	Population	Scale
Malaysia	16,000	4 ●
Singapore	25,000	4 ●
Totals: 2	41,000

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