• PEOPLE NAME: YAGWOIA OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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By Robert Westerveld

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PEID: 10640

ROP: 110920

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Yagwoia - (ygw)

Alternate Name(s): Yeghuye

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 17,500

Global Population: 17,500


PEID: 10640

ROP: 110920

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Yagwoia of Papua New Guinea, numbering 17,500, 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 Yagwoia. The primary religion practiced by the Yagwoia is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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