• PEOPLE NAME: NILA OF INDONESIA


PEID: 22691

ROP: 107323

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Ambonese Malay - (abs)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 7,800

Global Population: 7,800


PEID: 22691

ROP: 107323

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Nila of Indonesia, numbering 7,800, 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 Indonesia. Their primary language is Ambonese Malay. The primary religion practiced by the Nila 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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