Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi

Language: Indonesian - (ind)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 5,400

Global Population: 5,400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Ponasakan of Indonesia, numbering 5,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Indonesian. The primary religion practiced by the Ponasakan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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