The Rotuman of Fiji

The Rotuman of Fiji, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Fiji. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Rotuman is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Fiji
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Rotuman (rtm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008235
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rotuman
Language Family: Austronesian

73%
%
Rotuman Speakers

Media Resources in Rotuman:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Rotuman:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Rotuman bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Rotuman 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 Rotuman:
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 Rotuman of Fiji

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:27

Pray that those who don't yet know Christ will search diligently for God and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
readPsalm 19:3

Pray that God will lead them to His Word, and where it is not available, ask that He will raise up those who will produce gospel media in their heart language.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
readIsaiah 41:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not fear, for the Lord is with them, and He will strengthen, help, and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Rotuman Across Countries (ROP3 - 108422) reported in the following countries:

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