• PEOPLE NAME: BARAMU OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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By Jimmy Gomoga

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PEID: 19309

ROP: 101043

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Baramu - (bmz)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 1,800

Global Population: 1,800


PEID: 19309

ROP: 101043

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Baramu of Papua New Guinea, numbering 1,800, 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 Baramu. The primary religion practiced by the Baramu is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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