• PEOPLE NAME: SOM OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 10471

ROP: 109390

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Tayatuk - (smc)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 550

Global Population: 550


PEID: 10471

ROP: 109390

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Som of Papua New Guinea, numbering 550, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Tayatuk. The primary religion practiced by the Som is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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