• PEOPLE NAME: NEGARIGUNG OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22425

ROP: 115281

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Jawa

Language: Javanese - (jav)

Alternate Name(s): Javanese, Javanese Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 22,410,000

Global Population: 22,410,000


PEID: 22425

ROP: 115281

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Negarigung of Indonesia, numbering 22,410,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Jawa people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Javanese. The primary religion practiced by the Negarigung is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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