• PEOPLE NAME: WEST AMBAE OF VANUATU

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PEID: 18463

ROP: 100261

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Vanuatu

Language: West Ambae - (nnd)

Alternate Name(s): Melanesian Sub-cluster, Duindui

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Vanuatu

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Population: 15,000

Global Population: 15,000


PEID: 18463

ROP: 100261

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The West Ambae of Vanuatu, numbering 15,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Vanuatu people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Vanuatu. Their primary language is West Ambae. The primary religion practiced by the West Ambae is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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