• PEOPLE NAME: PAMONA OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Toraja of Sulawesi

Language: Pamona - (pmf)

Alternate Name(s): Baree

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

Also found in:

Population: 201,000

Global Population: 201,000


PEID: 22858

ROP: 107807

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Pamona of Indonesia, numbering 201,000, 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 Pamona. The primary religion practiced by the Pamona is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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