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The Berik of Indonesia

The Berik of Indonesia, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Papuan people of the Tor River and Mamberamo lowlands of northern Papua whose identity is rooted in the Berik language, riverine forest settlement, and traditions of hunting, fishing, and small-scale gardening. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Berik is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Berik

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Berik (bkl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022467
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Berik
Language Family: Tor-Orya

76%
%
Berik Speakers

Media Resources in Berik:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Berik:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1993 Edition✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Berik 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 Berik:
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 Berik of Indonesia

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Berik Across Countries (ROP3 - 101284) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BerikPG022467BerikIndonesia1,700No Longer UnreachedBerikProtestantism

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