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The Yarsun of Indonesia

The Yarsun of Indonesia, numbering approximately 275 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Austronesian community of the Sarmi coast of northern Papua, historically associated with Yarsun Island east of the Biri River. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Papuan Malay is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Papuan Malay (pmy)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 275
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG023101
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Pray for the Yarsun of Indonesia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

47%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Papuan Malay
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Malay, Papuan Speakers

Media Resources in Papuan Malay:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Papuan Malay:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yarsun 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 Yarsun:
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 Yarsun of Indonesia

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Yarsun Across Countries (ROP3 - 110990) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YarsunPG023101YarsunIndonesia275No Longer UnreachedPapuan MalayProtestantism

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