Zenag in Papua New Guinea

The Zenag have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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Introduction / History

The Zenag people live in the Bulolo District of Morobe Province. They live in two areas, separated by the land of the Kumalu people, but joined by the snaking Wampit River. All Zenag people continue to use their traditional language as their main language, although they also speak Tok Pisin when communicating with others. There is some mutual intelligibility between the Zenag language and that of Patep.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The villagers rely on their land for their subsistence, growing food crops, betel nut and coconut, and raising livestock. Betelnut is exchanged and consumed at cultural and social gatherings. Some also grow coffee as a source of cash. Bulolo produces some of the finest arabica coffee in the world.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Almost all the Zenag people are Christian. They need a greater hunger and thirst for righteousness that can only come from the Holy Spirit.


What Are Their Needs?

There is some mutual intelligibility between the Zenag language and that of Patep. Thank God the Patep New Testament was translated in 1986 and is now available online. The Patep people are highly literate by local standards—almost half of the Patep people can read and write their own language. Please pray that those who speak Zenag and Patep would hear God's call to share his good news clearly with the Zenag people.


Prayer Points

Pray that God assigns workers to bring his word to the Zenag, including in an audio format that all Zenag people can access.
Pray that the Zenag people will be full of gratitude to God for his blessings, and that God continues to provide for their material and spiritual needs.


Scripture Prayers for the Zenag in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Zenag
People Name in Country Zenag
Alternate Names Zenagi
Population this Country 6,600
Population all Countries 6,600
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 16098
ROP3 Code 111168
ROP25 Code 309102
ROP25 Name Zenag
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Morobe province: Mumeng district, northwest of Bulolo.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Morobe province: Mumeng district, northwest of Bulolo..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 22.00 %)
98.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Zenag (6,600 speakers)
Language Code zeg   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Zenag (6,600 speakers)
Language Code zeg   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Zenag

Primary Language:  Zenag

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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