• PEOPLE NAME: TONSAWANG OF INDONESIA


PEID: 22884

ROP: 110160

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi

Language: Tonsawang - (tnw)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 36,500

Global Population: 36,500


PEID: 22884

ROP: 110160

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tonsawang of Indonesia, numbering 36,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Tonsawang. The primary religion practiced by the Tonsawang 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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