• PEOPLE NAME: YAQAY OF INDONESIA

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PEID: 23100

ROP: 110983

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Yaqay - (jaq)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 16,500

Global Population: 16,500


PEID: 23100

ROP: 110983

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Yaqay of Indonesia, numbering 16,500, 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 Yaqay. The primary religion practiced by the Yaqay 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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