Waruna in Papua New Guinea

The Waruna have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Waruna speaking people are in the Middle Fly District of Western Province—the least populated area of the country. They live alongside the Fly River, where the Fly River is wide.
The Waruna are happy to use their native tongue in everyday communication. By necessity they also use Gogodala, a larger, neighboring language to get along.


What Are Their Lives Like?

By necessity they get around in canoes, relying on water for both transportation and food. District data show that some locals also grow coconut and food crops, raise poultry, fish and earn income by growing rubber trees.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Like most peoples in PNG, the Waruna are mostly Christian.


What Are Their Needs?

Their livelihood has been threatened in the past by river pollution from mining.
The self-reported literacy rate in Middle Fly District is 71.8% (male) and 60.7% (female), but sadly there are no materials in Waruna to read and no scripture in Waruna to sustain 45% of the population who are Christian.


Prayer Points

Pray that pollution will subside and that they will develop safe, sustainable ways of supporting themselves.
Pray that they will thirst for the word of God and long for it to be translated into their own language.
Pray that available audio scriptures in Gogodala will stir hearts to know the author of life.


Scripture Prayers for the Waruna in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Waruna
People Name in Country Waruna
Alternate Names
Population this Country 1,500
Population all Countries 1,500
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15877
ROP3 Code 110705
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Western province: Aramia river area, Waruna village.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Western province: Aramia river area, Waruna village..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 9.00 %)
45.00 %
Ethnic Religions
55.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Waruna (1,500 speakers)
Language Code wrv   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Waruna (1,500 speakers)
Language Code wrv   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Waruna

Primary Language:  Waruna

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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