The Kamtuk of Indonesia

The Kamtuk of Indonesia, numbering approximately 4,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Papuan people of the Grime River valley west of Lake Sentani in Indonesia's Jayapura Regency, part of the small Nimboranic language family whose oral tradition traces common origin to the hill settlement of Singgi. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kemtuik is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Kemtuik (kmt)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 4,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022937
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kemtuik
Language Family: Nimboranic

75%
%
Kemtuik Speakers

Media Resources in Kemtuik:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kemtuik:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Kemtuik bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kamtuk 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 Kamtuk:
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 Kamtuk of Indonesia

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Kamtuk Across Countries (ROP3 - 104541) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

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