Balaesan in Indonesia

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Balaesan in Indonesia

Joshua Project has identified the Balaesan only in Indonesia

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Population

4,100

Christian

0.00%

Evangelical

0.00%

Largest Religion

Islam (100.00%)

Main Language

Balaesang

Progress

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

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Formerly or falsely 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%
3	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest 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	Balaesan
People Name in Country	Balaesan
Population in Indonesia	4,100
World Population	4,100
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	Yes
Unengaged	Yes (per Finishing the Task)
Progress Scale	1 ●
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Alternate Names
People ID	10600
ROP3 Code	100831

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Malay Peoples
People Cluster	Kaili-Tomini of Sulawesi
People Group	Balaesan
Ethnic Code	MSY44p

Geography

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Country	Indonesia
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	43 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Sulawesi Tengah Province, Donggala regency, Balaesang subdistrict, Manimbayu peninsula, Ketong, Kamonji, and Rano villages. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Indonesia
Region	Southeast Asia
Continent	Asia
10/40 Window	Yes
Persecution Rank	43 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Sulawesi Tengah Province, Donggala regency, Balaesang subdistrict, Manimbayu peninsula, Ketong, Kamonji, and Rano villages.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Balaesang (4,100 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	bls Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Unknown
Primary Dialect:	Balaesan
Dialect Code:	7597 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Balaesang (4,100 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	bls Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect:	Balaesan
Dialect Code:	7597 Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Balaesang

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Translation Need	Questionable

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
None reported

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %)	0.00 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	100.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	Unknown
Independent	Unknown
Orthodox	Unknown
Other Christian	Unknown
Protestant	Unknown
Roman Catholic	Unknown

Sources

Map Source:	Joshua Project / Global Mapping International
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more