• PEOPLE NAME: LIO OF INDONESIA


PEID: 22762

ROP: 105792

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Flores-Sumba-Alor

Language: Li’o - (ljl)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 124,000

Global Population: 124,000


PEID: 22762

ROP: 105792

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Lio of Indonesia, numbering 124,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Flores-Sumba-Alor people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Li’o. The primary religion practiced by the Lio is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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