• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTH MARQUESAN OF FRENCH POLYNESIA

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By Eilert Larstorp Paulsen

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PEID: 8255

ROP: 109450

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: South Marquesan - (mqm)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: French Polynesia

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Population: 3,900

Global Population: 3,900


PEID: 8255

ROP: 109450

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The South Marquesan of French Polynesia, numbering 3,900, 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 French Polynesia. Their primary language is South Marquesan. The primary religion practiced by the South Marquesan is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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