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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tongans of Fiji

The Tongans of Fiji, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the island nation of Tonga in the south Pacific They are an Diaspora people, with Tongan as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Tongan.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tongan

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tongan (ton)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008240
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tongan
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Tongan Speakers

Media Resources in Tongan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Tongan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tongan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tongans 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.

Next steps for the Tongans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Tongans of Fiji

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Tongan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110155) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
TongansPG050230TongansAmerican Samoa1,500No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism
TongansPG047468TongansCanada1,800No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism
TongansPG043655TongansUnited States29,000No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism
TongansPG018511TongansNew Zealand74,000No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism
TongansPG018437TongansVanuatu350No Longer UnreachedWallisianProtestantism
TongansPG018315TongansTonga101,000No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism
TongansPG008240TongansFiji1,400No Longer UnreachedTonganProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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