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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Upper Grand Valley Dani of Indonesia

The Upper Grand Valley Dani of Indonesia, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Upper Grand Valley Dani is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Dani, Upper Grand Valley

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Upper Grand Valley Dani (dna)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 28,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022901
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Upper Grand Valley Dani
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Dani, Upper Grand Valley Speakers

Media Resources in Upper Grand Valley Dani:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Upper Grand Valley Dani:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 LAI✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Upper Grand Valley Dani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Upper Grand Valley Dani 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 Upper Grand Valley Dani:
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 Upper Grand Valley Dani of Indonesia

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
readPsalm 34:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be grounded in the Word, always trusting in the Lord's provision for their needs.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Dani, Upper Grand Valley Across Countries (ROP3 - 102437) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Upper Grand Valley DaniPG022901Upper Grand Valley DaniIndonesia28,500No Longer UnreachedUpper Grand Valley DaniProtestantism

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