Merah Punan in Indonesia

The Merah Punan have only been reported in Indonesia
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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Merah Punan community also goes by Red Panan or Wana Merah. Their language is part of the Austronesian language family. They are a tribal group living mainly in East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan provinces in Borneo.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Though they were once nomadic hunters and food gatherers, the Merah Punan people are now settled in villages. A smaller number still gather food in the forests.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Merah Punan have their own ethnic religion based on the spirit world.


What Are Their Needs?

The Merah Punan people need to put their trust and identity in the hands of the loving God of creation who sent his son to make it possible for them to enter the Kingdom of God.


Prayer Points

Pray for a "Book of Acts" type of movement to Christ among the Merah Punan.

Pray God will have mercy on the Merah Punan, doing whatever it takes to place them in a position to receive him.

Ask God to open the hearts of the Merah Punan to the gospel.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Punan Merah in Indonesia.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Punan Merah
People Name in Country Punan Merah
Natural Name Merah Punan
Alternate Names
Population this Country 300
Population all Countries 300
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 14479
ROP3 Code 108177
ROP25 Code 306838
ROP25 Name Punan
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Kalimantan Timur Province, Kutai Barat regency; Mahakam river, east of Ujohhilang town.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Kalimantan Timur Province, Kutai Barat regency; Mahakam river, east of Ujohhilang town..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Punan Merah in Indonesia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
70.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
30.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Punan Merah (300 speakers)
Language Code puf   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Punan Merah (300 speakers)
Language Code puf   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Punan Merah

Primary Language:  Punan Merah

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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