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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Wom of Papua New Guinea

The Wom of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 8,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea, East Sepik province: Maprik District, east of Wara Sikau. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Wom (Papua New Guinea) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Wom (Papua New Guinea) (wmo)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 8,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010626
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Pray for the Wom of Papua New Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

78%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wom (Papua New Guinea)
Language Family: Nuclear Torricelli

65%
%
Wom (Papua New Guinea) Speakers

Media Resources in Wom (Papua New Guinea):

Films:

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Bible Resources in Wom (Papua New Guinea):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Wom 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 Wom:
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 Wom of Papua New Guinea

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Wom Across Countries (ROP3 - 114891) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
WomPG010626WomPapua New Guinea8,800No Longer UnreachedWom (Papua New Guinea)Roman Catholicism

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