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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Korapun of Indonesia

The Korapun of Indonesia, numbering approximately 4,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mek people of Sela district in Highland Papua's Yahukimo Regency, speaking the Korupun-Sela language across several dialects including Dagi and Deibula, using it daily alongside neighboring Kimyal communities for storytelling and traditional practice. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Korupun-Sela is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Korupun-Sela (kpq)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022960
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Korupun-Sela
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

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Korupun-Sela Speakers

Media Resources in Korupun-Sela:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Korupun-Sela:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Indonesian Bible Society✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Korupun-Sela bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Korapun 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 Korapun:
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 Korapun of Indonesia

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.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Korapun Across Countries (ROP3 - 105223) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KorapunPG022960KorapunIndonesia4,200No Longer UnreachedKorupun-SelaEthnoreligion

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