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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kiribertese of Fiji

The Kiribertese of Fiji, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to Kiribati. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gilbertese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Gilbertese (gil)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008225
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gilbertese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kiribati Speakers

Media Resources in Gilbertese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Gilbertese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of the South Pacific, 2016✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Gilbertese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kiribertese 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 Kiribertese:
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 Kiribertese of Fiji

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
readHebrews 12:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the testimony of those who went before them, resist sin, and run with perseverance the race set before them, fixing their eyes on Jesus.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Kiribertese Across Countries (ROP3 - 105038) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KiribertesePG009088KiriberteseKiribati136,000No Longer UnreachedGilberteseRoman Catholicism
KiribertesePG008225KiriberteseFiji7,100No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
GilbertesePG018403GilberteseSolomon Islands2,400No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
KiribertesePG009559KiriberteseNauru2,300No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
GilbertesePG010993GilberteseVanuatu1,000No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
GilbertesePG047255GilberteseUnited States225No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism
KiribertesePG018320KiriberteseTuvalu125No Longer UnreachedGilberteseProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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