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The Fordat of Indonesia

The Fordat of Indonesia, numbering approximately 69,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian people of Fordata Island in Indonesia's Tanimbar archipelago, descended from Melanesian-Papuan populations overlaid by Austronesian migrants roughly 4,000 years ago, organized into patrilineal wife-giver and wife-taker kin groups. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Fordata is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Southern
Primary Language(s): Fordata (frd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 69,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022648
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fordata
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Fordata Speakers

Media Resources in Fordata:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Fordata:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Fordata: Surat Ralan na'a Vaidida NT✓✓✓
Seira Book of Mark✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fordata bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Fordat 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 Fordat:
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 Fordat of Indonesia

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.
readExodus 4:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will equip them with the words and wisdom to proclaim His message effectively.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

Fordat Across Countries (ROP3 - 103045) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FordatPG022648FordatIndonesia69,000No Longer UnreachedFordataSunni Islam

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