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The Gonedauan of Fiji

The Gonedauan of Fiji, numbering approximately 850 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small East Fijian people of the Galoa and Tavea islands off western Vanua Levu, forming warrior-class Bati clan divisions within Kadavu's social structure, descended from Lapita voyagers who settled Fiji between 1100 and 550 BCE. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gone Dau is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gonedauan

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Fiji
Primary Language(s): Gone Dau (goo)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 850
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008222
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gone Dau
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Gone Dau Speakers

Media Resources in Gone Dau:

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Bible Resources in Gone Dau:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gonedauan 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 Gonedauan:
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 Gonedauan of Fiji

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Gonedauan Across Countries (ROP3 - 103434) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
GonedauanPG008222GonedauanFiji850No Longer UnreachedGone DauProtestantism

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