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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Taori-Kei of Indonesia

The Taori-Kei of Indonesia, numbering approximately 300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Papuan ethnolinguistic community of the Lakes Plain region of Papua, Indonesia. Also known as the Kaiy or Torweja people, they maintain a distinct identity rooted in riverine wetlands, customary lands, and remote Mamberamo communities. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kaiy is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Taori-Kei

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Kaiy (tcq)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023060
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

49%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaiy
Language Family: Lakes Plain

76%
%
Kaiy Speakers

Media Resources in Kaiy:

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Bible Resources in Kaiy:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Taori-Kei 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 Taori-Kei:
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 Taori-Kei of Indonesia

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

Jesus said, ‘Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
readMark 10:29-30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know that when they make sacrifices to follow Jesus, He is there with them and will bless them abundantly in this life and in the life to come.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Taori-Kei Across Countries (ROP3 - 109839) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Taori-KeiPG023060Taori-KeiIndonesia300No Longer UnreachedKaiyProtestantism

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