• PEOPLE NAME: PAIWANESE OF TAIWAN

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PEID: 7530

ROP: 107762

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Taiwan Indigenous

Language: Paiwan - (pwn)

Alternate Name(s): Tamari

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Taiwan

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Population: 114,000

Global Population: 114,000


PEID: 7530

ROP: 107762

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Paiwanese of Taiwan, numbering 114,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Taiwan Indigenous people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Taiwan. Their primary language is Paiwan. The primary religion practiced by the Paiwanese 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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