Lakiput Belait in Malaysia


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Introduction / History

The Belait people are among the original inhabitants of Brunei. They are from Brunei's Belait District. They have their own language, but it is being replaced by Malay, the trade language of both Brunei and Malaysia. The government of Brunei is building a museum in the Belait district to preserve this dying culture.


Where Are they Located?

Most Belait speakers live in Brunei, but a couple hundred live in neighboring Malaysia on the same island of Borneo.


What Are Their Lives Like?

In today's world, the Belait speakers are almost indistinguishable from the Malay majority in either Brunei or Malaysia. Their language and culture will probably die out in the next couple of decades.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Like the Malay peoples around them, the Belait people are loyal to the Islamic religion. They are Sunni Muslims.


What Are Their Needs?

The Belait people need their identity to be in Christ rather than a faulty religious system.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to visit Belait leaders through dreams, visions, and through His word.
Pray for this people group to be drawn to the person of Jesus Christ.
Pray for believers to find ways to reach these people in a way they can understand.
Pray for a disciple making movement among the Belait people.


Scripture Prayers for the Belait, Lakiput in Malaysia.


References

https://revolvy.org/main/index.php?s=Belait%20people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belait_people
https://books.google.com/books?id=KXaX4tUEOOsC&pg=PA411&lpg=PA411&dq=Belait+people+in+Malaysia&source=bl&ots=f_fkCRO9d4&sig=zPzgL_pwzYjhIGFYSTo1J5FJLXE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjP3tzD8uXTAhWKrlQKHYHCDEkQ6AEIPTAI#v=onepage&q=Belait%20people%20in%20Malaysia&f=false
https://btarchive.org/news/national/2014/11/22/culture-and-home-affairs-ministries-plan-museum-belait


Profile Source:   Keith Carey  

People Name General Belait, Lakiput
People Name in Country Belait, Lakiput
Natural Name Lakiput Belait
Alternate Names Belait Jati; Southern Murut
Population this Country 500
Population all Countries 1,800
Total Countries 2
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 10772
ROP3 Code 101219
ROP25 Code 301043
ROP25 Name Belait
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.   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..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Belait (500 speakers)
Language Code beg   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Belait (500 speakers)
Language Code beg   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Belait

Primary Language:  Belait

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source (Representative photo)
John Ragai - Flickr  Creative Commons 
Profile Source Keith Carey 
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