• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEAST MARIND OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 23051

ROP: 106337

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Marind - (mrz)

Alternate Name(s): Gawir

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 11,500

Global Population: 11,500


PEID: 23051

ROP: 106337

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Southeast Marind of Indonesia, numbering 11,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the New Guinea people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Marind. The primary religion practiced by the Southeast Marind is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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