Banda Malay in Indonesia

The Banda Malay have only been reported in Indonesia
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Introduction / History

Banda Malay is a variation of Molucccan Malay, a dialect spoken in the Banda Islands, Maluku. It is a trade language spoken by a small number of people.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Banda Malay people can be rice farmers, fishermen or traders.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Banda Malay people are Sunni Muslims who believe that the supreme God, Allah, spoke through his prophet, Mohammed, and taught mankind how to live a righteous life through the Koran and the Hadith. To live a righteous life, you must utter the Shahada (a statement of faith), pray five times a day facing Mecca, fast from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan, give alms to the poor, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca if you have the means. Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcohol, eating pork, gambling, stealing, slandering, and making idols. They gather for corporate prayer on Friday afternoons at a mosque, their place of worship.
The two main holidays for Sunni Muslims are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah.
Sunni religious practices are staid and simple. They believe Allah has pre-determined our fates; they minimize free will.
In most of the Muslim world, common people depend on the spirit world for their daily needs since they regard Allah as too distant. Allah may determine their eternal salvation, but the spirits determine how well they live on a daily basis. For that reason, some Muslims appease spirits using charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces. More orthodox Muslims consider these practices heretical and un-Islamic.


What Are Their Needs?

The Banda Malay people need to be given the chance to hear the life-changing gospel so they can enjoy life to the full.


Prayer Points

Pray for loving gospel workers to catch a vision for reaching the Banda Malay people for Jesus and that in God's sovereign timing the hearts of these people would be open and ready to follow him.
Pray for Jesus movements to bless extended families so the gospel will spread rapidly.
Pray for the spiritual lives of the Banda Malay people to become fruitful so others will be drawn to Jesus Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Malay, Banda in Indonesia.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_trade_and_creole_languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_trade_and_creole_languages#Bandanese_Malay


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Malay, Banda
People Name in Country Malay, Banda
Natural Name Banda Malay
Alternate Names
Population this Country 5,000
Population all Countries 5,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 19535
ROP3 Code 115423
ROP25 Code 305027
ROP25 Name Malay
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 Maluku Province. Banda islands; south, off southeast coast of Seram island.   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 Maluku Province. Banda islands; south, off southeast coast of Seram island..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Malay, Banda in Indonesia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

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 Malay, Banda (5,000 speakers)
Language Code bpq   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Malay, Banda (5,000 speakers)
Language Code bpq   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Malay, Banda

Primary Language:  Malay, Banda

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. 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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