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The Tarunggare of Indonesia

The Tarunggare of Indonesia, numbering approximately 750 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Papuan ethnolinguistic community of the Cenderawasih Bay region of Papua, Indonesia. Also known as the Tunggare people, they maintain a distinct identity rooted in coastal and riverine settlements, customary lands, and regional traditions. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tunggare is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Tarunggare

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Tunggare (trt)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023063
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

53%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tunggare
Language Family: Geelvink Bay

76%
%
Tunggare Speakers

Media Resources in Tunggare:

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Bible Resources in Tunggare:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tarunggare 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 Tarunggare:
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 Tarunggare of Indonesia

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Tarunggare Across Countries (ROP3 - 109865) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
TarunggarePG023063TarunggareIndonesia750No Longer UnreachedTunggareProtestantism

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