• PEOPLE NAME: NAKAMA OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 10277

ROP: 107033

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Nakame - (nib)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 3,300

Global Population: 3,300


PEID: 10277

ROP: 107033

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Nakama of Papua New Guinea, numbering 3,300, 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 Nakame. The primary religion practiced by the Nakama is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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