Oksapmin in Papua New Guinea

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

As a kid I never knew how, when and where my great grand parents came from. Not only me, but all of the boys from Oksapmin are being taught by our grandparents on where, when and how we came to be. This is due to the very fact that we believed in what is known as Tumbuna stories.


Where Are they Located?

Oksapmin is located in the mountainous part of the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Sandaun Province have four districts, which one of them is Telefomin district where Oksapmin is sub-district to it and this is the sub-district that is in the mountainous part of the Province. It shares international border with Indonesia and also provincial borders with Western, Hela, Enga and East Sepik provinces. Life in Oksapmin is very hard due to the roughness of the geography of the area.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Our lives before the missionaries came was very dangerous because of tribal wars, sorceries and other dangerous activities which would lead to destruction. We used to believe in our grandfathers' spirits when we do anything just to succeed. I would say ''from the stone age out to the sky age''.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Before the Missionaries came to Oksapmin, we used to believed in the death spirits of our ancestors in every thing we do. However, in the late 1980s and mid 1990s our whole way of living was changed by the missionaries. It's like we were in darkness and when they came we learned new things and were able to see the outside world.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Oksapmin in Papua New Guinea.


Profile Source:   Ghothon Waito  

People Name General Oksapmin
People Name in Country Oksapmin
Alternate Names
Population this Country 21,000
Population all Countries 21,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14143
ROP3 Code 107623
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Sandaun province: Telefomin district; Southern Highlands province: Strickland river north bank to Sandaun province border; Western province: Olsobip RLLG.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Sandaun province: Telefomin district; Southern Highlands province: Strickland river north bank to Sandaun province border; Western province: Olsobip RLLG..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 30.00 %)
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 Oksapmin (21,000 speakers)
Language Code opm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Oksapmin (21,000 speakers)
Language Code opm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Oksapmin
Photo Source Ghothon Waito 
Profile Source Ghothon Waito 
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