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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Behoa of Indonesia

The Behoa of Indonesia, numbering approximately 11,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia They are an Indigenous people, with Behoa as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Behoa.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Behoa

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Behoa (bep)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 11,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022791
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Behoa
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Behoa Speakers

Media Resources in Behoa:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Behoa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2015 Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Behoa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Behoa 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 Behoa:
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 Behoa of Indonesia

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Behoa Across Countries (ROP3 - 101209) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BehoaPG022791BehoaIndonesia11,000No Longer UnreachedBehoaEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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