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The Omwunra-Tugura of Papua New Guinea

The Omwunra-Tugura of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Tairora-speaking people of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. They are associated with the South Tairora language and are part of the broader Trans-New Guinea linguistic and cultural landscape of the Kainantu-Obura region. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and South Tairora is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Omwunra-Tugura

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): South Tairora (omw)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010333
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Pray for the Omwunra-Tugura of Papua New Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

44%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Tairora
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Tairora, South Speakers

Media Resources in South Tairora:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in South Tairora:

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1 entry

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Or check out the South Tairora bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Omwunra-Tugura 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 Omwunra-Tugura:
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 Omwunra-Tugura of Papua New Guinea

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

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.

Omwunra-Tugura Across Countries (ROP3 - 107646) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Omwunra-TuguraPG010333Omwunra-TuguraPapua New Guinea14,500No Longer UnreachedSouth TairoraProtestantism

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