• PEOPLE NAME: TONGANS OF VANUATU

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Wallisian - (wls)

Alternate Name(s): Polynesian Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Vanuatu

Also found in: American Samoa; Canada; Fiji; New Zealand; Tonga; United States

Population: 325

Global Population: 206,525


PEID: 18437

ROP: 110155

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tongans of Vanuatu, numbering 325, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 206,525 in 7 countries. Their primary language is Wallisian. The primary religion practiced by the Tongans is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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