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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The North Nuaulu of Indonesia

The North Nuaulu of Indonesia, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Alifuru highland people of Seram Island in Indonesia's Maluku Islands, named for the headwaters of the Nua River, forcibly relocated to the coast by Dutch colonial authorities after retaining headhunting customs into the 1940s. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and North Nuaulu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nuaulu, North

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Central
Primary Language(s): North Nuaulu (nni)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022693
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

82%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Nuaulu
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Nuaulu, North Speakers

Media Resources in North Nuaulu:

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Bible Resources in North Nuaulu:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North Nuaulu 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 North Nuaulu:
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 North Nuaulu of Indonesia

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Nuaulu, North Across Countries (ROP3 - 107490) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North NuauluPG022693North NuauluIndonesia750No Longer UnreachedNorth NuauluSunni Islam

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