• PEOPLE NAME: MESEM OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 10238

ROP: 106742

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Mesem - (mci)

Alternate Name(s): Mese, Mesem, "Momolili"

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 9,900

Global Population: 9,900


PEID: 10238

ROP: 106742

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Mesem of Papua New Guinea, numbering 9,900, 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 Mesem. The primary religion practiced by the Mesem is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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