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The Bapu of Indonesia

The Bapu of Indonesia, numbering approximately 3,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic community of Papua associated with Anasi (Bapu), whose documented homeland is in the Mamberamo Raya area along the eastern side of Cenderawasih Bay. They mostly adhere to Animism and Anasi is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Bapu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Anasi (bpo)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 3,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022462
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

52%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Anasi
Language Family: Bookkeeping

76%
%
Anasi Speakers

Media Resources in Anasi:

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Bible Resources in Anasi:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bapu 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 Bapu:
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 Bapu of Indonesia

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Bapu Across Countries (ROP3 - 101029) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
BapuPG022462BapuIndonesia3,000No Longer UnreachedAnasiAnimism

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