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The South Nuaulu of Indonesia

The South Nuaulu of Indonesia, numbering approximately 2,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Melanesian people of south-central Seram Island whose identity is rooted in the Nuaulu language, ancestral traditions, and a historic homeland in the interior headwaters of the Nua River. They mostly adhere to Animism and South Nuaulu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Maluku-Central
Primary Language(s): South Nuaulu (nxl)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022714
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Nuaulu
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Nuaulu, South Speakers

Media Resources in South Nuaulu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in South Nuaulu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Gereja Protestan Maluku✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the South Nuaulu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The South 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 South 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 South Nuaulu of Indonesia

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

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.

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, South Across Countries (ROP3 - 107491) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
South NuauluPG022714South NuauluIndonesia2,100No Longer UnreachedSouth NuauluAnimism

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