• PEOPLE NAME: ROUKU OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 10404

ROP: 108423

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Wára - (tci)

Alternate Name(s): Upper Morehead

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 1,400

Global Population: 1,400


PEID: 10404

ROP: 108423

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Rouku 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. This people group is only found in Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Wára. The primary religion practiced by the Rouku is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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