Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Maluku-Central

Language: Hitu - (htu)

Alternate Name(s): Maluku Muslim Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 26,000

Global Population: 26,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Hitu of Indonesia, numbering 26,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Maluku-Central people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Hitu. The primary religion practiced by the Hitu 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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