• PEOPLE NAME: MORONENE OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 22841

ROP: 106807

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Bungku-Bajau

Language: Moronene - (mqn)

Alternate Name(s): Maronene, Tukang Besi Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 43,000

Global Population: 43,000


PEID: 22841

ROP: 106807

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Moronene of Indonesia, numbering 43,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bungku-Bajau people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Moronene. The primary religion practiced by the Moronene is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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