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The Kemberano of Indonesia

The Kemberano of Indonesia, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Papuan people of the Bomberai Peninsula in Indonesia's Fakfak Regency speaking a South Bird's Head language distinguished by unusual SOV word order and grammatical gender marking. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kemberano is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Kemberano (bzp)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022933
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

57%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kemberano
Language Family: South Bird's Head

76%
%
Kemberano Speakers

Media Resources in Kemberano:

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Bible Resources in Kemberano:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kemberano 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 Kemberano:
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 Kemberano of Indonesia

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Kemberano Across Countries (ROP3 - 104478) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KemberanoPG022933KemberanoIndonesia2,500No Longer UnreachedKemberanoProtestantism

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