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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Mabuiag of Australia

The Northern Mabuiag of Australia, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Australia (Queensland) They are an Indigenous people, in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism. They primarily speak Kala Lagaw Ya.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Aboriginal Australians
Primary Language(s): Kala Lagaw Ya (mwp)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Protestantism
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008035
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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Protestant… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kala Lagaw Ya
Language Family: Pama-Nyungan

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Kala Lagaw Ya Speakers

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Next steps for the Northern Mabuiag

The Northern Mabuiag are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Northern Mabuiag

The Northern Mabuiag are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Northern Mabuiag

The Northern Mabuiag are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
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And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
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I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
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Mabuiag, Northern (ROP3 - 107449) reported in the following countries:

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