• PEOPLE NAME: MAKURA OF VANUATU

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PEID: 11015

ROP: 107052

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Vanuatu

Language: Namakura - (nmk)

Alternate Name(s): Melanesian Sub-cluster, Namakuran

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Vanuatu

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Population: 6,400

Global Population: 6,400


PEID: 11015

ROP: 107052

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Makura of Vanuatu, numbering 6,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Vanuatu people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Vanuatu. Their primary language is Namakura. The primary religion practiced by the Makura is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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