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The Kapingamarangian of Micronesia

The Kapingamarangian of Micronesia, numbering approximately 2,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Polynesian outlier people of Kapingamarangi Atoll in Pohnpei State, with a longstanding diaspora community on Pohnpei and a Polynesian language closely related to Nukuoro. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Kapingamarangi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Micronesia
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Kapingamarangi (kpg)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018357
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

63%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kapingamarangi
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kapingamarangi Speakers

Media Resources in Kapingamarangi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Kapingamarangi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1996 The Kapingamarangi Bible translation committee✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kapingamarangi bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
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Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will set their minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, as they look to Christ for guidance and strength.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Kapingamarangian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104615) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KapingamarangianPG018357KapingamarangianMicronesia2,900Unengaged and UnreachedKapingamarangiRoman Catholicism

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