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The Tuamotuan of French Polynesia

The Tuamotuan of French Polynesia, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the Indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of the Tuamotu Archipelago, a vast chain of coral atolls in French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. They are part of the broader Polynesian ethic and cultural family. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tuamotuan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: French Polynesia
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tuamotuan (pmt)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG008257
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuamotuan
Language Family: Austronesian

75%
%
Tuamotuan Speakers

Media Resources in Tuamotuan:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tuamotuan:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tuamotuan 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 Tuamotuan:
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 Tuamotuan of French Polynesia

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Tuamotuan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110229) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TuamotuanPG008257TuamotuanFrench Polynesia16,000No Longer UnreachedTuamotuanProtestantism

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