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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Abun of Indonesia

The Abun of Indonesia, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Papuan people of the Tambrauw region whose traditions trace their origins to the Ndokdar Mountains, with communities spanning the Bird's Head coast and interior and maintaining a distinct Abun language. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Abun is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Abun (kgr)
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: PG022437
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Abun
Language Family:

76%
%
Abun Speakers

Media Resources in Abun:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Abun:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 Edition✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Abun 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 Abun:
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 Abun of Indonesia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Abun Across Countries (ROP3 - 100030) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AbunPG022437AbunIndonesia4,300No Longer UnreachedAbunProtestantism

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