• PEOPLE NAME: URI VEHEES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 10558

ROP: 110425

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Uri - (uvh)

Alternate Name(s): Urii

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 6,700

Global Population: 6,700


PEID: 10558

ROP: 110425

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Uri Vehees of Papua New Guinea, numbering 6,700, 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 Uri. The primary religion practiced by the Uri Vehees is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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