• PEOPLE NAME: BIKARU OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA


PEID: 19316

ROP: 101433

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Bisorio - (bir)

Alternate Name(s): Bugalu, Bikau

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 325

Global Population: 325


PEID: 19316

ROP: 101433

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bikaru of Papua New Guinea, numbering 325, are Engaged yet 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 Bisorio. The primary religion practiced by the Bikaru is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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