• PEOPLE NAME: ZIYA OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 10678

ROP: 111185

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Zia - (zia)

Alternate Name(s): Lower Waria, Tsia

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 5,900

Global Population: 5,900


PEID: 10678

ROP: 111185

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Ziya of Papua New Guinea, numbering 5,900, 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 Zia. The primary religion practiced by the Ziya is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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