• PEOPLE NAME: GAWANGA OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 9926

ROP: 103256

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Kwanga - (kwj)

Alternate Name(s): Kwanga

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 950

Global Population: 950


PEID: 9926

ROP: 103256

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Gawanga of Papua New Guinea, numbering 950, 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 Kwanga. The primary religion practiced by the Gawanga 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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