• PEOPLE NAME: BUKABUKAN OF NEW ZEALAND

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PEID: 9614

ROP: 101712

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Pukapuka - (pkp)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: New Zealand

Also found in: Cook Islands; French Polynesia

Population: 300

Global Population: 3,100


PEID: 9614

ROP: 101712

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Bukabukan of New Zealand, numbering 300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,100 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Pukapuka. The primary religion practiced by the Bukabukan 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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