• PEOPLE NAME: BOM OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 9808

ROP: 115114

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Anjam - (boj)

Alternate Name(s): Bogadjim, Anjam

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 3,900

Global Population: 3,900


PEID: 9808

ROP: 115114

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Bom of Papua New Guinea, numbering 3,900, 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 Anjam. The primary religion practiced by the Bom is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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