• PEOPLE NAME: AWYU CENTRAL OF INDONESIA

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By John Hyatt

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PEID: 47130

ROP: 100656

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Central Awyu - (awu)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 8,500

Global Population: 8,500


PEID: 47130

ROP: 100656

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Awyu Central of Indonesia, numbering 8,500, 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 Indonesia. Their primary language is Central Awyu. The primary religion practiced by the Awyu Central is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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