Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Manem - (jet)

Alternate Name(s): Wembi, Yeti

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Papua New Guinea

Also found in: Indonesia

Population: 1,400

Global Population: 2,200

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Manem of Papua New Guinea, numbering 1,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Manem. The primary religion practiced by the Manem is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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