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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Maringe of Solomon Islands

The Maringe of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands who speak Cheke Holo, meaning bush talk, whose 1889 mass conversion under chief Monilaws Soga made Anglican Christianity a defining part of their identity. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Cheke Holo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Cheke Holo (mrn)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010776
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cheke Holo
Language Family: Austronesian

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Cheke Holo Speakers

Media Resources in Cheke Holo:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Cheke Holo:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Maringe 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 Maringe:
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 Maringe of Solomon Islands

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Maringe, Cheke Holo Across Countries (ROP3 - 106342) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
MaringePG010776MaringeSolomon Islands21,000No Longer UnreachedCheke HoloProtestantism

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