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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kumbokota of Solomon Islands

The Kumbokota of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 4,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of the Solomon Islands They are an Indigenous people, with Kumbokota as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Solomons people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Ghanongga.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Ghanongga (ghn)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018331
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ghanongga
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Ghanongga Speakers

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Bible Resources in Ghanongga:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kumbokota 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 Kumbokota:
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 Kumbokota of Solomon Islands

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
read2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kumbokota Across Countries (ROP3 - 114406) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KumbokotaPG018331KumbokotaSolomon Islands4,900No Longer UnreachedGhanonggaProtestantism

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