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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tolomako-Jereviu of Vanuatu

The Tolomako-Jereviu of Vanuatu, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Vanuatu They are an Indigenous people, with Tolomako as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Vanuatu people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tolomako is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tolomako-Jereviu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Vanuatu
People Cluster: Vanuatu
Primary Language(s): Tolomako (tlm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011081
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tolomako
Language Family: Austronesian

68%
%
Tolomako Speakers

Media Resources in Tolomako:

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Bible Resources in Tolomako:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tolomako-Jereviu 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.

Next steps for the Tolomako-Jereviu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Tolomako-Jereviu of Vanuatu

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
readJames 4:4

Pray that the lost will be convicted of their friendship with the world, which is hostility toward God, and that they will turn from their sin and embrace the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Tolomako Across Countries (ROP3 - 110140) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tolomako-JereviuPG011081Tolomako-JereviuVanuatu1,600No Longer UnreachedTolomakoProtestantism

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