• PEOPLE NAME: PENRHYN OF COOK ISLANDS

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By Eilert Larstorp Paulsen

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PEID: 8213

ROP: 107977

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Penrhyn - (pnh)

Alternate Name(s): Tongareva

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Cook Islands

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Population: 350

Global Population: 350


PEID: 8213

ROP: 107977

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Penrhyn of Cook Islands, numbering 350, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cook Islands. Their primary language is Penrhyn. The primary religion practiced by the Penrhyn is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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