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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lisabata-Nuniali of Indonesia

The Lisabata-Nuniali of Indonesia, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia They are an Indigenous people, with Lisabata-Nuniali as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Maluku-Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Lisabata-Nuniali.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Central
Primary Language(s): Lisabata-Nuniali (lcs)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022681
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

60%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lisabata-Nuniali
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Lisabata-Nuniali Speakers

Media Resources in Lisabata-Nuniali:

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Bible Resources in Lisabata-Nuniali:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Lisabata-Nuniali 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 Lisabata-Nuniali:
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 Lisabata-Nuniali of Indonesia

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Lisabata-Nuniali Across Countries (ROP3 - 105797) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Lisabata-NunialiPG022681Lisabata-NunialiIndonesia3,300No Longer UnreachedLisabata-NunialiSunni Islam

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