The Detribalized Vanuatuans of Vanuatu

The Detribalized Vanuatuans of Vanuatu, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Melanesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the island nation of Vanuatu the south Pacific. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bislama is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Vanuatu
People Cluster: Vanuatu
Primary Language(s): Bislama (bis)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018417
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bislama
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bislama Speakers

Media Resources in Bislama:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Bislama:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Bible Society of South Pacific ✓

1 entry

Or check out the Bislama bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Detribalized Vanuatuans 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 Detribalized Vanuatuans:
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 Detribalized Vanuatuans of Vanuatu

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Vanuatu Melanesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110511) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

All

3 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Vanuatu Melanesians Vanuatu Melanesians Solomon Islands 16,000 No Longer Unreached Bislama Roman Catholicism
Detribalized Vanuatuans Detribalized Vanuatuans Vanuatu 15,000 No Longer Unreached Bislama Protestantism
Vanuatu Melanesians Vanuatu Melanesians New Caledonia 3,300 No Longer Unreached Bislama Roman Catholicism

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