• PEOPLE NAME: SANGIRESE OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi

Language: Sangir - (sxn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 119,000

Global Population: 119,000


PEID: 22862

ROP: 108643

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Sangirese of Indonesia, numbering 119,000, 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 Sangir. The primary religion practiced by the Sangirese is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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