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The Duriankere of Indonesia

The Duriankere of Indonesia, numbering approximately 175 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Duriankari village on southern Salawati in Southwest Papua who largely assimilated with the neighboring Kawit and shifted from Duriankere to Moi and Ma'ya. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Indonesian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 175
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022909
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Pray for the Duriankere of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indonesian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Indonesian Speakers

Media Resources in Indonesian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Indonesian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓✓
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓
Plain Indonesian Translation✓✓
Sehari-hari✓
Shellabear NT Kitab Suci Injil (Terjemahan 1912)✓✓✓
Shellabear OT Association for the Restoration of the 1912 Translation✓✓

6 entries

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Or check out the Indonesian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Duriankere 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 Duriankere:
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 Duriankere of Indonesia

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Duriankere Across Countries (ROP3 - 102774) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DuriankerePG022909DuriankereIndonesia175No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantism

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