Haruku in Indonesia

The Haruku have only been reported in Indonesia
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Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

The Haruku people live on the tiny island of Haruku. This chain of islands is located in the eastern portion of Indonesia and includes most of the islands between Sulawesi and New Guinea, and between Timor and the Philippines. The population is mostly of Malayan origin. They are the only speakers of the Haruku language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Like the other tribes on Haruku Island, the Haruku people grow several popular spices, especially nutmeg, cloves, cumin and ginger as cash crops.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The tribes on Haruku Island are evenly divided between those who identify as Muslims and those who identify as Christians. The Haruku themselves are nearly all Muslim, with a small percentage that have converted to Christianity.


What Are Their Needs?

The Haruku do not have any Christian resources available in their own language. Fervent intercession and further mission work will need to be undertaken to strengthen the believers and see the people on this remote island reached with the gospel.


Prayer Points

Ask God to raise up workers from the nearby Christian tribes to take the gospel to the Haruku.
Ask God to give the Haruku a hunger and thirst for righteousness that will drive them to the foot of the cross.
Pray for translation of the Bible into the Haruku language.
Pray for a Disciple Making Movement to emerge among the Haruku, resulting in disciples and churches that multiply through generations and spread to neighboring tribes and islands.


Scripture Prayers for the Haruku in Indonesia.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruku_Island


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Haruku
People Name in Country Haruku
Alternate Names
Population this Country 29,000
Population all Countries 29,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 12066
ROP3 Code 103726
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Maluku Province. Haruku island, including Lease islands; between Ambon and Seram islands.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Maluku Province. Haruku island, including Lease islands; between Ambon and Seram islands..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Haruku in Indonesia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 1.21 %)
4.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
95.00 %
Non-Religious
1.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Haruku (29,000 speakers)
Language Code hrk   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Haruku (29,000 speakers)
Language Code hrk   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Haruku

Primary Language:  Haruku

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Photo Source Franc Le Blanc 
Map Source People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.


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