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The Kairui-Midik of Timor-Leste

The Kairui-Midik of Timor-Leste, numbering approximately 20,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small community of central Timor-Leste centered on Kairui village in Manatuto and the Venilale and Viqueque areas, one of the country's most endangered indigenous language groups. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Kairui-Midiki is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Timor-Leste
People Cluster: Timor
Primary Language(s): Kairui-Midiki (krd)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 20,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG023122
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kairui-Midiki
Language Family: Austronesian

60%
%
Kairui-Midiki Speakers

Media Resources in Kairui-Midiki:

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Bible Resources in Kairui-Midiki:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Kairui-Midik:
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Pray specifically for the Kairui-Midik of Timor-Leste

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember God's mercy and grace and experience joy as they walk in new life with Christ.

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.

Kairui-Midik Across Countries (ROP3 - 104430) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kairui-MidikPG023122Kairui-MidikTimor-Leste20,000Unengaged and UnreachedKairui-MidikiRoman Catholicism

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