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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:

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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

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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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