Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Sowanda - (sow)

Alternate Name(s): Waina, Wina

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Papua New Guinea

Also found in: Indonesia

Population: 3,200

Global Population: 3,450

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Sowanda of Papua New Guinea, numbering 3,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,450 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sowanda. The primary religion practiced by the Sowanda is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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