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The Waris of Indonesia

The Waris of Indonesia, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Border-language people of Indonesia's Keerom Regency in Papua, whose homeland straddles the Papua New Guinea frontier and whose Waris tongue belongs to a small family shared with the neighboring Awyi and Imonda peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Waris is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Waris (wrs)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023087
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Waris
Language Family: Border

100%
%
Waris Speakers

Media Resources in Waris:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Waris:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Waris bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Waris 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 Waris:
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 Waris of Indonesia

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

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 the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Waris Across Countries (ROP3 - 110693) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
WarisPG010604WarisPapua New Guinea6,700Unengaged and UnreachedWarisRoman Catholicism
WarisPG023087WarisIndonesia1,600No Longer UnreachedWarisProtestantism

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