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The Sauri of Indonesia

The Sauri of Indonesia, numbering approximately 175 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small indigenous Papuan ethnolinguistic community of Sauri-Sirami village in Waropen Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Their identity is associated with the Sauri language, a poorly documented Papuan language of the Cenderawasih Bay region. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Sauri is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Sauri

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Sauri (srt)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 175
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023035
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

54%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sauri
Language Family: Geelvink Bay

76%
%
Sauri Speakers

Media Resources in Sauri:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Sauri:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Sauri 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 Sauri:
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 Sauri of Indonesia

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Sauri Across Countries (ROP3 - 108754) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SauriPG023035SauriIndonesia175No Longer UnreachedSauriProtestantism

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