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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Maskelyne Islanders of Vanuatu

The Maskelyne Islanders of Vanuatu, numbering approximately 2,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Indigenous Melanesian people of the Maskelyne Islands off southeastern Malekula whose identity is shaped by their small-island maritime homeland and a distinct Oceanic language and cultural tradition They are an Indigenous people, with Maskelyne Islander as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Vanuatu people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Maskelynes is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Vanuatu
People Cluster: Vanuatu
Primary Language(s): Maskelynes (klv)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011021
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maskelynes
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Maskelynes Speakers

Media Resources in Maskelynes:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Maskelynes:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Maskelyne Islanders 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 Maskelyne Islanders:
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 Maskelyne Islanders of Vanuatu

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Maskelyne Islander Across Countries (ROP3 - 106385) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Maskelyne IslandersPG011021Maskelyne IslandersVanuatu2,000No Longer UnreachedMaskelynesProtestantism

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