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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kadavu of Fiji

The Kadavu of Fiji, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an island people of Fiji's fourth-largest island, first recorded by British captain William Bligh in 1792 and drawn into 19th-century beche-de-mer and whaling trade, living today in coastal villages known for Fiji's most conservative traditional customs They are an Indigenous people, with Kadavu as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fiji people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Fijian.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kadavu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Fiji
Primary Language(s): Fijian (fij)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008224
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fijian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Fijian Speakers

Media Resources in Fijian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Fijian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Fijian New Version✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fijian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kadavu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kadavu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kadavu of Fiji

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Kadavu, Tavuki Across Countries (ROP3 - 104381) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KadavuPG008224KadavuFiji14,500No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism

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