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The Saluan Pesisir of Indonesia

The Saluan Pesisir of Indonesia, numbering approximately 152,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a coastal branch of Sulawesi's Saluan people in Indonesia's Banggai Regency, distinct from the mountain-dwelling Loinang Saluan and known for the umapos hospitality ritual honoring visiting guests. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Saluan is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Kaili-Tomini of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Saluan (loe)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 152,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022804
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

40%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Saluan
Language Family: Austronesian

76%
%
Saluan Speakers

Media Resources in Saluan:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Saluan:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Saluan Pesisir 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 Saluan Pesisir:
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 Saluan Pesisir of Indonesia

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Saluan, Coastal Across Countries (ROP3 - 108557) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Saluan PesisirPG022804Saluan PesisirIndonesia152,000No Longer UnreachedSaluanProtestantism

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