• PEOPLE NAME: WAB OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 10580

ROP: 110599

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Yote - (wab)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 550

Global Population: 550


PEID: 10580

ROP: 110599

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Wab of Papua New Guinea, numbering 550, 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 Yote. The primary religion practiced by the Wab is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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