The Konda of Indonesia

The Konda of Indonesia, numbering approximately 800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Trans-New Guinea language community of the South Bird's Head in Indonesia's Southwest Papua province, scattered across a handful of villages in Sorong Selatan Regency. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Konda is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Konda (knd)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022957
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

51%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Konda
Language Family: Konda-Yahadian

76%
%
Konda Speakers

Media Resources in Konda:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Konda:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Konda bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Konda 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 Konda:
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 Konda of Indonesia

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

“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.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Konda Across Countries (ROP3 - 105165) reported in the following countries:

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