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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Konjo Pesisir of Indonesia

The Konjo Pesisir of Indonesia, numbering approximately 189,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Indonesia; a dialect subgroup of Coastal Konjo (kjc) They are an Indigenous people, with Konjo (Indonesia) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bugi-Makassar of Sulawesi people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Konjo, Coastal.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Bugi-Makassar of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Konjo, Coastal (kjc)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 189,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022803
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

85%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Konjo, Coastal
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Konjo, Coastal Speakers

Media Resources in Konjo, Coastal:

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Bible Resources in Konjo, Coastal:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Konjo Pesisir:
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Pray specifically for the Konjo Pesisir of Indonesia

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Konjo Pesisir Across Countries (ROP3 - 105187) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Konjo PesisirPG022803Konjo PesisirIndonesia189,000Unengaged and UnreachedKonjo, CoastalSunni Islam

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