Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Andai - (afd)

Alternate Name(s): Meakambut

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 2,300

Global Population: 2,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Arafundi of Papua New Guinea, numbering 2,300, are No Longer 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 Andai. The primary religion practiced by the Arafundi is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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