Niuean in Cook Islands people group profile

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Population

< 1,000

Main Language

Niue

Largest Religion

Christianity 96.0%

Christian

50-100% ●

Evangelical

5-10% ●

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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General Info

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People Name General	Niuean
People Name in Country	Niuean
Alternate Names
Population this Country	< 1,000
Population all Countries	29,000
Total Countries	3
Indigenous	No
Progress Scale
Unreached	No
Frontier	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	13411
ROP3 Code	107346

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Pacific Islanders
People Cluster	Polynesian
People Group	Niuean

Affinity Bloc	Pacific Islanders
People Cluster	Polynesian
People Group	Niuean
Ethnic Code	MPY55z

Geography

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Country	Cook Islands
Region	Australia and Pacific
Continent	Oceania
10/40 Window	No
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

Country	Cook Islands
Region	Australia and Pacific
Continent	Oceania
10/40 Window	No
Persecution Rank	Not ranked

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Estimated Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	96.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Judaism	0.00 %
Non-Religious	3.00 %
Other / Small	1.00 %
Sikhism	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Niue (100 speakers)
Ethnologue Language Code	niu
Ethnologue Language Familly	Austronesian
Glottolog Language Family	Austronesian
Written / Published	Yes (ScriptSource Listing)
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Niue (100 speakers)
Ethnologue Language Code	niu
Ethnologue Language Familly	Austronesian
Glottolog Language Family	Austronesian
Written / Published	Yes (ScriptSource Listing)
Total Languages	1

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Primary Language: Niue

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1861-1873)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1866)
Bible-Complete	Yes (1904-2003)

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

Sources

Photo Source	350.org - Flickr Creative Commons
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

Countries this People live in:

Country	Population ▼	Scale
New Zealand	27,000	4
Niue	1,800	4
Cook Islands	100	4
Totals: 3	29,000

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