• PEOPLE CLUSTER: FLORES-SUMBA-ALOR

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By Franc Le Blanc

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QUICK FACTS:

People groups: 33

Population: 2,279,700

Unreached people groups: 9

UPG population: 1,353,800

Unengaged UPGs: 8

UUPG population: 1,230,800

Number of countries: 1


Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

Overview: Flores, Sumba, and Alor are three of the four major islands that comprise the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia. The fourth major island is Timor, which is a separate people cluster. Diversity of language characterizes the people groups assigned to the Flores-Sumba-Alor people cluster, but aside from the large Manggarai people group that follows Sunni Islam, most of the groups on these islands are predominantly Christian.

Peoples within this cluster: Abui; Anakalangu; Belagar; Ende; Kabola; Kafoa; Kedangese; Kelong; Keo; Kepo'; Kodi; Kolana-Wersin; Komodo; Kui; Lamaholot; Lamboya; Lamma; Li'o; Mambora; Manggarai; Nedebang; Ngada; Palue; Rembong; Riung; Sabu; Sikkanese; So'a; Sumba; Tewa; Wanukaka; Wewewa; Woisika

Countries where they are found: Indonesia


People groups: 33

Population: 2,279,700

Unreached people groups: 9

UPG population: 1,353,800

Unengaged UPGs: 8

UUPG population: 1,230,800

Number of countries: 1