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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Punan Merap of Indonesia

The Punan Merap of Indonesia, numbering approximately 275 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Punan people of the remote forested interior of Kalimantan whose identity is rooted in life along the Merap River region and a heritage of hunting, gathering, swidden cultivation, and close ties to the rainforest. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Punan Merap is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Borneo-Kalimantan
Primary Language(s): Punan Merap (puc)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 275
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022600
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Punan Merap
Language Family: Bookkeeping

76%
%
Punan Merap Speakers

Media Resources in Punan Merap:

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Bible Resources in Punan Merap:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Punan Merap 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 Punan Merap:
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 Punan Merap of Indonesia

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Punan Merap Across Countries (ROP3 - 108178) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Punan MerapPG022600Punan MerapIndonesia275No Longer UnreachedPunan MerapProtestantism

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