• PEOPLE NAME: NAHO OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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By Evangelist Koos Smit

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PEID: 10276

ROP: 107019

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: New Guinea

Language: Iyo - (nca)

Alternate Name(s): Nahu

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Papua New Guinea

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500


PEID: 10276

ROP: 107019

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Naho of Papua New Guinea, numbering 13,500, 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 Papua New Guinea. Their primary language is Iyo. The primary religion practiced by the Naho is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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