• PEOPLE NAME: UMA OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22891

ROP: 114803

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Kaili-Tomini of Sulawesi

Language: Uma (Indonesia) - (ppk)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 30,500

Global Population: 30,500


PEID: 22891

ROP: 114803

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Uma of Indonesia, numbering 30,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Kaili-Tomini of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Uma (Indonesia). The primary religion practiced by the Uma 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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