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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dorio of Solomon Islands

The Dorio of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 4,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of the Solomon Islands They are an Indigenous people, with Dorio as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Solomons people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Dori'o is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Dori'o (dor)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010745
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dori'o
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Dori’o Speakers

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Bible Resources in Dori'o:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dorio 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 Dorio:
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 Dorio of Solomon Islands

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 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 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Dorio Across Countries (ROP3 - 102713) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DorioPG010745DorioSolomon Islands4,700No Longer UnreachedDori'oProtestantism

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