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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yongom of Papua New Guinea

The Yongom of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea, Western Province along Fly and Tedi (Alice) rivers and toward Lake Murray They are an Indigenous people, with Yonggom as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Yongkom.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Yongkom (yon)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010673
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Yongkom
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Yongkom Speakers

Media Resources in Yongkom:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Yongkom:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1995, 2003 The Bible Society of Papua New Guinea✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Yongkom bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yongom 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 Yongom:
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 Yongom of Papua New Guinea

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 30:5

Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Yonggom Across Countries (ROP3 - 111091) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YongomPG010673YongomPapua New Guinea13,000No Longer UnreachedYongkomProtestantism

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