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The Bali Aga of Indonesia

The Bali Aga of Indonesia, numbering approximately 47,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small people group residing in the remote mountain villages of Pedawa, Tigawasa, Sidatapa and Sembiran in Buleleng District. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Balinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Bali Aga

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Bali-Sasak
Primary Language(s): Balinese (ban)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 47,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048702
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Pray for the Bali Aga of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Balinese
Language Family: Austronesian

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Bali (Indonesia) Speakers

Media Resources in Balinese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Balinese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Balinese Version, 1990✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Balinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bali Aga 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 Bali Aga:
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 Bali Aga of Indonesia

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Baliaga Across Countries (ROP3 - 116015) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bali AgaPG048702Bali AgaIndonesia47,500Engaged yet UnreachedBalineseHinduism

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