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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tuvaluan of New Zealand

The Tuvaluan of New Zealand, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the island nation of Tuvalu in Oceania. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tuvalu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Tuvalu (tvl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018512
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

40%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuvalu
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Tuvaluan Speakers

Media Resources in Tuvalu:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Tuvalu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tuvaluan 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 Tuvaluan:
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 Tuvaluan of New Zealand

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
readColossians 4:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, their speech will always be gracious and ready to answer for the hope which is within them.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Tuvaluan Across Countries (ROP3 - 110330) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TuvaluanPG008241TuvaluanFiji550No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG009089TuvaluanKiribati1,100No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvuluanPG009563TuvuluanNauru800No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG018512TuvaluanNew Zealand4,300No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism
TuvaluanPG018322TuvaluanTuvalu12,000No Longer UnreachedTuvaluProtestantism

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