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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lampung Pubian of Indonesia

The Lampung Pubian of Indonesia, numbering approximately 113,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an interior Lampung people of southern Sumatra organized through the Pubian Telu Suku clan tradition and associated with the Pepadun cultural system, maintaining a distinct identity within the broader Lampung community They are an Indigenous people, with Lampung as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Lampung of Sumatra people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Lampung Api is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Lampung of Sumatra
Primary Language(s): Lampung Api (ljp)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 113,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022508
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lampung Api
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
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Lampung Api Speakers

Media Resources in Lampung Api:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lampung Api:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Today's Lampung Version, 2002✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lampung Api bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lampung Pubian are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Lampung Pubian:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Lampung Pubian of Indonesia

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Lampung Pubian Across Countries (ROP3 - 108155) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Lampung PubianPG022508Lampung PubianIndonesia113,000Engaged yet UnreachedLampung ApiSunni Islam

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