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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:

Films:

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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

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father sends me, even so I am sending you."
readJohn 20:21

Ask God to raise up and send out believers cross-culturally who will go out in His authority and be sustained by His peace as they share the gospel with the lost.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KamtukPG022937KamtukIndonesia4,100No Longer UnreachedKemtuikAnimism

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