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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:

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Bible Resources in Kemtuik:

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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 grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KamtukPG022937KamtukIndonesia4,100No Longer UnreachedKemtuikAnimism

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