The Nangumiri of Australia

The Nangumiri of Australia, numbering approximately 60 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Aboriginal Australian people of the Daly River region of the Northern Territory whose traditional country lies along the Flora and Daly rivers and who are closely associated with the Ngan’gi language communities They are an Indigenous people, with Nangumiri as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ngan'gityemerri is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Aboriginal Australians
Primary Language(s): Ngan'gityemerri (nam)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 60
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008012
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngan'gityemerri
Language Family: Southern Daly

45%
%
Ngan’gityemerri Speakers

Media Resources in Ngan'gityemerri:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Ngan'gityemerri:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Ngan'gityemerri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Nangumiri 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 Nangumiri:
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 Nangumiri of Australia

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Nangumiri Across Countries (ROP3 - 107076) reported in the following countries:

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