Medebur in Papua New Guinea

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

Introduction / History

The Medebur people live along the beautiful beaches of Madang, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Bogia town.
The Medebur people all speak the Medebur language as their primary language. Their language is related to that of four other groups further up the coast. Two groups are Manam and Sepa, both near Bogia town. The two others, Wogeo and Biem, are located on a few small islands in the province of East Sepik (northwest of Madang province). Thank God that at least the Manam group has the New Testament in their language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The North Coast Highway runs by their land. This connects the Medebur people to services and markets. However, roads are frequently cut by floods during the rainy season, forcing people to travel by boat or by foot in order to reach services and markets.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Almost all are Christian of some denomination.


What Are Their Needs?

God grieves that the Medebur are missing out on intimacy with him because they do not yet have his word.


Prayer Points

Pray to the Lord of the harvest to thrust out workers to bring his word to the Medebur people in a language that they understand.
Only about one in five Medebur people can read with comprehension, so please also pray for an audio translation of the Bible that the people can readily access.


Scripture Prayers for the Medebur in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Medebur
People Name in Country Medebur
Alternate Names
Population this Country 900
Population all Countries 900
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 13649
ROP3 Code 106506
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang province: coast just north of Sikor at Medebur.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang province: coast just north of Sikor at Medebur..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 17.00 %)
95.00 %
Ethnic Religions
5.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Medebur (900 speakers)
Language Code mjm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Medebur (900 speakers)
Language Code mjm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Medebur

Primary Language:  Medebur

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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