• PEOPLE NAME: KALOKALO OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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PEID: 20732

ROP: 104487

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Koluwawa - (klx)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 2,200

Global Population: 2,200


PEID: 20732

ROP: 104487

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Kalokalo of Papua New Guinea, numbering 2,200, 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 Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Koluwawa. The primary religion practiced by the Kalokalo 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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