Ternate in Indonesia

The Ternate have only been reported in Indonesia
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Introduction / History

The Ternate people live on the small island of Ternate, near the larger island of Halmahera in the province of North Maluku, between North Sulawesi and the western end of Papua. The area of Halmahera and the surrounding islands (including Ternate) covers approximately 6500 square miles. The Maluku Islands, historically called the "Spice Islands," consist of over one thousand islands scattered throughout eastern Indonesia. They include most of the islands between Sulawesi and Papua and between Timor and the Philippines. Fifty percent of the Ternate people live on the island of Ternate, while the other fifty percent have migrated elsewhere, but still identify themselves as Ternate. Ternate people speak the Ternate language. Linguistic experts classify this as a West Papuan language, which is part of the North Halmahera language cluster, rather than a part of the Austronesian language cluster dominant in most of Indonesia. The Ternate language is part of a larger linguistic grouping called the North Halmahera.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The livelihood of most Ternate people comes from farming and fishing. Besides growing rice, vegetables, legumes, cassava and sweet potatoes, they cultivate cloves, nutmeg and coconuts. Cloves, which were a special attraction for European colonial powers, have a long history in Ternate. Sailors from Ternate are famous for being strong and capable. Ternate villages are usually built along roads running parallel to the beach. Houses in rural areas are made from woven grass. In the urban areas houses have a variety of structures, some of which imitate the house styles of immigrants from outside Halmahera. Before the arrival of Islam, the Ternate community consisted of family groups, each led by a momole. After the coming of Islam, these leaders gathered into a confederation which was led by a kolano. Later, as Islam gained influence, the group of kolano became a sultanate. In the kolano structure, genealogical and territorial structures had been unifying factors, while under the sultanate, Islam became the unifying factor. The Sultanate of Ternate still exists, but only in symbolic form.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Most Ternate people are Muslim. As followers of Islam, they believe they will be judged based on their knowledge of the Qur'an and their deeds during life on earth. In the past, the Ternate sultanate, along with the Tidore sultanate, was a main disseminator of Islam throughout eastern Indonesia.


What Are Their Needs?

Currently, the Ternate people need assistance to develop more modern and efficient farming methods. They also need effective efforts to develop and process their abundant natural resources. Three fields in special need of assistance for development are forestry, oceanic resource development and farming. The Ternate Sultan's palace and the ancient Portuguese fortress are two of the many places of interest that have great potential for tourism.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Ternate people to have the spiritual hunger it takes to find out about Christ’s death on the cross and the resurrection.
Pray for Ternate disciples to make more disciples.
Pray for loving and devoted workers.


Scripture Prayers for the Ternate in Indonesia.


References

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Ternate
People Name in Country Ternate
Alternate Names Ternatan; Ternatese
Population this Country 70,000
Population all Countries 70,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 15447
ROP3 Code 109972
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Maluku Utara Province, Kota Ternate regency, Hiri and Ternate islands; Halmahera Selatan regency, Kayoa islands on north end of Lapan bay, islands between Bacan and Kasiruta islands; southernmost point, Halmahera island southeast of Gana bay, Damar and Yoronge islands off of cape Lihobo; some communities on western north coast.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Maluku Utara Province, Kota Ternate regency, Hiri and Ternate islands; Halmahera Selatan regency, Kayoa islands on north end of Lapan bay, islands between Bacan and Kasiruta islands; southernmost point, Halmahera island southeast of Gana bay, Damar and Yoronge islands off of cape Lihobo; some communities on western north coast..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Ternate in Indonesia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.03 %)
0.03 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.97 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Ternate (70,000 speakers)
Language Code tft   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Ternate (70,000 speakers)
Language Code tft   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Ternate

Primary Language:  Ternate

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2021)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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Map Source People Group location: WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
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