• PEOPLE NAME: KANUM OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22938

ROP: 104601

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Ngkâlmpw Kanum - (kcd)

Alternate Name(s): Papuan Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Indonesia

Also found in: Papua New Guinea

Population: 750

Global Population: 1,300


PEID: 22938

ROP: 104601

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Kanum of Indonesia, numbering 750, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ngkâlmpw Kanum. The primary religion practiced by the Kanum is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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