Malay, Papuan in Indonesia

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Joshua Project has identified the Malay, Papuan only in Indonesia

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Population

173,000

Christian

1.50%

Evangelical

0.10%

Largest Religion

Islam (98.50%)

Main Language

Malay, Papuan

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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The Malays

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General Info

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People Name General	Malay, Papuan
People Name in Country	Malay, Papuan
Population in Indonesia	173,000
World Population	173,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Least-Reached	Yes
Progress Scale	1 ●
Alternate Names
People ID	18957
ROP3 Code	115424

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Malay Peoples
People Cluster	Maluku-Central
People Group	Malay, Papuan
Ethnic Code	AON09e

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	Widespread throughout Papua province. 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	Widespread throughout Papua province.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Languages

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Primary Language:	Malay, Papuan (173,000 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	pmy Ethnologue Listing
Written:	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages:	1

Primary Language:	Malay, Papuan (173,000 speakers) People group listing
Language Code:	pmy Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages:	1

Resources

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Primary Language:

Malay, Papuan

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible Portions	No
New Testament	No
Complete Bible	No

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Malay, Papuan

Religion

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Primary Religion:

Islam

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 0.10 %)	1.50 %
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	98.50 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christian Segments ▲	Percent
Anglican	0.0 %
Independent	15.0 %
Orthodox	0.0 %
Other Christian	0.0 %
Protestant	75.0 %
Roman Catholic	10.0 %

Sources

Video Source:	Asia Harvest
Data Sources:	Data is compiled from various sources. Read more