Benyadu Land Dayak in Indonesia

The Benyadu Land Dayak have only been reported in Indonesia
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Introduction / History

The Benyadu Land Dayak is a people group that lives in northern Kalimantan in Indonesia.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Benyadu Land Dyaks practice slash and burn farming. The system has worked well for them, except in times (2015 for example) when forest fires have polluted the air in Indonesia. They often grow rice on hillsides. They use natural means rather than chemical pesticides to keep away pests. For example, they grow a certain yellow flower near their rice patties. Insects go after the flowers rather than the rice. Fishing and hunting supplement their diets, but farming is their main activity.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though there is some Christian influence among them, the Land Dyaks mainly adhere to traditional ethnic religion.


What Are Their Needs?

The Benyadu Land Dayak people need better medical and educational opportunities.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers who can teach the Benyadu Land Dayak better ways to farm.

Pray for Benyadu Land Dayak disciples who will make more disciples.

Pray for a hunger for truth and righteous spirituality among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Land Dayak, Benyadu in Indonesia.


References

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8703235/

https://terralingua.org/langscape_articles/farming-is-fighting-a-dayak-community-resists-unjust-regulations-and-land-privatization/


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Land Dayak, Benyadu
People Name in Country Land Dayak, Benyadu
Natural Name Benyadu Land Dayak
Alternate Names Land Dayak
Population this Country 65,000
Population all Countries 65,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10796
ROP3 Code 101264
ROP25 Code 301080
ROP25 Name Benyadu
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 West Kalimantan Province, northwest near Sarawak border, Landak and Bengkayang regencies   Source:  Ethnologue 2010
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 West Kalimantan Province, northwest near Sarawak border, Landak and Bengkayang regencies.   Source:  Ethnologue 2010

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
60.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
20.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Benyadu' (65,000 speakers)
Language Code byd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Benyadu' (65,000 speakers)
Language Code byd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Benyadu'

Primary Language:  Benyadu'

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1952)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings Oral Bible stories One Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Benyadu' Jesus Film Project
Photo Source Greg n Trees 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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