• PEOPLE NAME: PAKPAK BOANG OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 49372

ROP: 118278

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Batak-Nias of Sumatra

Language: Batak Dairi - (btd)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 19,000

Global Population: 19,000


PEID: 49372

ROP: 118278

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Pakpak Boang of Indonesia, numbering 19,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Batak-Nias of Sumatra people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Batak Dairi. The primary religion practiced by the Pakpak Boang 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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