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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Duano of Indonesia

The Duano of Indonesia, numbering approximately 17,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia (Sumatra) They are an Indigenous people, with Duano as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Borneo-Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Duano is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Duano (dup)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 17,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049373
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Duano
Language Family: Austronesian

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Duano Speakers

Media Resources in Duano:

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Bible Resources in Duano:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Duano are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Duano:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Duano of Indonesia

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Duano Across Countries (ROP3 - 102737) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
DuanoPG009243DuanoMalaysia4,300Engaged yet UnreachedMalay (individual language)Sunni Islam
DuanoPG049373DuanoIndonesia17,500Engaged yet UnreachedDuanoSunni Islam

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