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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kadavu of Fiji

The Kadavu of Fiji, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an island people of Fiji's fourth-largest island, first recorded by British captain William Bligh in 1792 and drawn into 19th-century beche-de-mer and whaling trade, living today in coastal villages known for Fiji's most conservative traditional customs They are an Indigenous people, with Kadavu as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fiji people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Fijian.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Fiji
Primary Language(s): Fijian (fij)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008224
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fijian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Fijian Speakers

Media Resources in Fijian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Fijian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Fijian New Version✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fijian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kadavu 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 Kadavu:
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 Kadavu of Fiji

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

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 those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere in hope, remembering that Jesus went to prepare a place for them to be with Him for eternity!

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Kadavu, Tavuki Across Countries (ROP3 - 104381) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
KadavuPG008224KadavuFiji14,500No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism

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