The Warumungu of Australia

The Warumungu of Australia, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Aboriginal Australian people of the central Northern Territory whose traditional country is centered on Tennant Creek and who maintain a distinct Warumungu identity, language, and connection to Country. They mostly adhere to Animism and Warumungu is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Aboriginal Australians
Primary Language(s): Warumungu (wrm)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008109
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

91%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Warumungu
Language Family: Pama-Nyungan

45%
%
Warumungu Speakers

Media Resources in Warumungu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Warumungu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Warumungu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Warumungu 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 Warumungu:
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 Warumungu of Australia

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readJohn 8:12

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readGenesis 32:12

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The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Warumungu Across Countries (ROP3 - 110704) reported in the following countries:

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