• PEOPLE NAME: TOKELAUANS OF NEW ZEALAND

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Tokelauan - (tkl)

Alternate Name(s): Polynesian Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: New Zealand

Also found in: Tokelau; United States

Population: 8,200

Global Population: 10,150


PEID: 18510

ROP: 110132

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tokelauans of New Zealand, numbering 8,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,150 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Tokelauan. The primary religion practiced by the Tokelauans is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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