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The Sentani of Indonesia

The Sentani of Indonesia, numbering approximately 42,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Papuan ethnolinguistic people of the Lake Sentani region in Papua, Indonesia. They maintain a distinct identity rooted in lake-based communities, customary leadership, artistic traditions, and long-standing ties to the Sentani basin. They mostly adhere to Animism and Sentani is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Sentani

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Sentani (set)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 42,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023045
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sentani
Language Family: Sentanic

100%
%
Sentani Speakers

Media Resources in Sentani:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Sentani:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Yayasan Sumber Dejahtera✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sentani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sentani 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 Sentani:
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 Sentani of Indonesia

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Sentani Across Countries (ROP3 - 108846) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SentaniPG023045SentaniIndonesia42,500No Longer UnreachedSentaniAnimism

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