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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tuvaluan of Kiribati

The Tuvaluan of Kiribati, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the island nation of Tuvalu in Oceania. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tuvalu is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Kiribati
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tuvalu (tvl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009089
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuvalu
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Tuvaluan Speakers

Media Resources in Tuvalu:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tuvalu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tuvaluan 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 Tuvaluan:
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 Tuvaluan of Kiribati

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Tuvaluan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110330) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TuvaluanPG018512TuvaluanNew Zealand4,300No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG018322TuvaluanTuvalu12,000No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvuluanPG009563TuvuluanNauru800No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG009089TuvaluanKiribati1,100No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG008241TuvaluanFiji550No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism

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