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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:

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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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But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
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Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
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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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