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The Hatam of Indonesia

The Hatam of Indonesia, numbering approximately 23,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of four Arfak subgroups, alongside the Meyah, Sougb, and Moile, inhabiting West Papua's Arfak Mountains, whose name for the range, Indonga or big mountain, comes from the Hatam language, and who form the largest indigenous group in Manokwari. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Hatam is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Hatam (had)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 23,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022476
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hatam
Language Family: Hatam-Mansim

100%
%
Hatam Speakers

Media Resources in Hatam:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Hatam:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Hatam bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hatam 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 Hatam:
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 Hatam of Indonesia

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Hatam Across Countries (ROP3 - 103731) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HatamPG022476HatamIndonesia23,500No Longer UnreachedHatamProtestantism

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