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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lavatbura-Lamusong of Papua New Guinea

The Lavatbura-Lamusong of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 5,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea and can also be known as Ugana. They are an Indigenous people, in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism. They primarily speak Lavatbura-Lamusong.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Lavatbura-Lamusong (lbv)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Protestantism
Population: 5,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010126

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Protestant… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lavatbura-Lamusong
Language Family: Austronesian

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Lavatbura-Lamusong Speakers

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Next steps for the Lavatbura-Lamusong

The Lavatbura-Lamusong are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Lavatbura-Lamusong

The Lavatbura-Lamusong are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Lavatbura-Lamusong

The Lavatbura-Lamusong are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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Lavatbura-Lamusong (ROP3 - 105681) reported in the following countries:

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