• PEOPLE NAME: TOLAKI OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22833

ROP: 110137

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Toraja of Sulawesi

Language: Tolaki - (lbw)

Alternate Name(s): Tukang Besi Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 259,000

Global Population: 259,000


PEID: 22833

ROP: 110137

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Tolaki of Indonesia, numbering 259,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Toraja of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Tolaki. The primary religion practiced by the Tolaki 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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