Meratus, Bukit in Indonesia

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Meratus, Bukit in Indonesia

Joshua Project has identified the Meratus, Bukit only in Indonesia

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Population

67,000

Christian

5.00%

Evangelical

1.00%

Largest Religion

Ethnic Religions

Main Language

Malay, Bukit

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 Professing Christian.

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	Formerly or falsely 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%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 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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General Info

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People Name General	Meratus, Bukit
People Name in Country	Meratus, Bukit
Population in Indonesia	67,000
World Population	67,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Alternate Names	Bukit Malay, Meratus
People ID	13440
ROP3 Code	106152

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Malay Peoples
People Cluster	Malay
People Group	Meratus, Bukit
Ethnic Code	MSY44k

Geography

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Country	Indonesia
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	43 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Kalimantan Selatan Province; central interior; Sampanahan river area, northwest of Limbungan town. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Indonesia
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	43 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Kalimantan Selatan Province; central interior; Sampanahan river area, northwest of Limbungan town.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Malay, Bukit (67,000 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	bvu Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Malay, Bukit (67,000 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	bvu Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Malay, Bukit

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Translation Need	Questionable

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Ethnic Religions

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 1.00 %)	5.00 %
Ethnic Religions	95.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	0.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	100.0 %
Roman Catholic	0.0 %

Sources

Photo Source:	Anonymous
Map Source:	Joshua Project / Global Mapping International
Video Source:	Asia Harvest
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more