• PEOPLE NAME: SEMAWA OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22776

ROP: 109602

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Bali-Sasak

Language: Sumbawa - (smw)

Alternate Name(s): Nusa Tenggara Muslim Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 463,000

Global Population: 463,000


PEID: 22776

ROP: 109602

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Semawa of Indonesia, numbering 463,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bali-Sasak people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Sumbawa. The primary religion practiced by the Semawa is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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