• PEOPLE NAME: BUKABUKAN OF COOK ISLANDS

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By Eilert Larstorp Paulsen

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PEID: 8209

ROP: 101712

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Pukapuka - (pkp)

Alternate Name(s): Polynesian Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Cook Islands

Also found in: French Polynesia; New Zealand

Population: 1,000

Global Population: 3,100


PEID: 8209

ROP: 101712

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Bukabukan of Cook Islands, numbering 1,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,100 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Pukapuka. The primary religion practiced by the Bukabukan is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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