• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHEAST KIWAI OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 10320

ROP: 107418

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islander Peoples

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Kiwai, Northeast - (kiw)

Alternate Name(s): Gibaio

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 10,000

Global Population: 10,000


PEID: 10320

ROP: 107418

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Northeast Kiwai of Papua New Guinea, numbering 10,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islander Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Kiwai, Northeast. The primary religion practiced by the Northeast Kiwai 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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