• PEOPLE NAME: LAUJE OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Toraja of Sulawesi

Language: Lauje - (law)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 58,500

Global Population: 58,500


PEID: 22825

ROP: 105678

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Lauje of Indonesia, numbering 58,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Toraja of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Lauje. The primary religion practiced by the Lauje is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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