Larantuka Malay is one of the Malay languages spoken in Indonesia. It has borrowed a number of words from Portuguese. This is because Flores Island, the home of most Larantuka speakers, was once an outpost for Portuguese traders in the 1700s.
The Larantuka Malay speakers are a distinct people group from their neighbors. They are less likely to speak Bahasa than the other people groups of Indonesia.
Larantuka Malay is spoken in and around the city of Larantuka on the small island of Flores in south-central Indonesia. According to Wikipedia, there are a smaller number of people who speak this language on the nearby islands of Adonara, Solor, and Lembata.
There is almost no information about these people, but most likely they grow rice and fish. Flores Island is not a trade center, so the opportunities to expand to other ways of making a living is limited.
Like most other Indonesian people groups, the Larantuka Malay are Sunni Muslim. However, there is a small Roman Catholic minority among them from the days of Portuguese influence.
The Larantuka Malay need more ways to earn a living and develop their local economy.
Pray that the Roman Catholics among them will focus their spirituality on the lord Jesus Christ, and learn to obey Him.
Pray for radio broadcasts and gospel recordings to find their way into Larantuka Malay communities.
Pray for a Disciple-Making Movement among the Larantuka Malay people of Indonesia.
Scripture Prayers for the Malay, Larantuka in Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larantuka_Malay
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