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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Paku of Indonesia

The Paku of Indonesia, numbering approximately 4,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia They are an Indigenous people, with Paku as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Barito of Kalimantan people cluster of the Malay Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ma'anyan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Barito of Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Ma'anyan (mhy)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 4,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022593
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ma'anyan
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Ma’anyan Speakers

Media Resources in Ma'anyan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ma'anyan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ma'anyan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Paku 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 Paku:
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 Paku of Indonesia

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Paku Across Countries (ROP3 - 107771) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PakuPG022593PakuIndonesia4,500No Longer UnreachedMa'anyanAnimism

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