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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tanimbili of Solomon Islands

The Tanimbili of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 375 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Solomon Islands. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Amba (Solomon Islands) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Amba (Solomon Islands) (utp)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 375
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010806

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Amba (Solomon Islands)
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Amba (Solomon Islands) Speakers

Media Resources in Amba (Solomon Islands):

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Bible Resources in Amba (Solomon Islands):

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tanimbili 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 Tanimbili:
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 Tanimbili of Solomon Islands

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Tanimbili Across Countries (ROP3 - 114407) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TanimbiliPG010806TanimbiliSolomon Islands375No Longer UnreachedAmba (Solomon Islands)Protestantism

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