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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gilbertese of Solomon Islands

The Gilbertese of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Kiribati. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gilbertese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Gilbertese (gil)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018403
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gilbertese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kiribati Speakers

Media Resources in Gilbertese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Gilbertese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of the South Pacific, 2016✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Gilbertese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gilbertese 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 Gilbertese:
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 Gilbertese of Solomon Islands

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

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.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Kiribertese Across Countries (ROP3 - 105038) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GilbertesePG010993GilberteseVanuatu1,000No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
GilbertesePG018403GilberteseSolomon Islands2,400No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
GilbertesePG047255GilberteseUnited States225No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
KiribertesePG008225KiriberteseFiji7,100No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
KiribertesePG009088KiriberteseKiribati136,000No Longer UnreachedGilberteseRoman Catholicism
KiribertesePG009559KiriberteseNauru2,300No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
KiribertesePG018320KiriberteseTuvalu125No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism

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

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