Bun in Papua New Guinea

The Bun have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
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Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

The Angoram District in East Sepik province is well known in Papua New Guinea as the home of the Right Honorable Chief Sir Michael Somare (1936-2021), the nation's founding Prime Minister and an influential leader until the time of his death. It is also the home of the Bun, one of the most remote people groups of Angoram District.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Bun may be small in number, but they retain a strong cultural identity. They all continue to speak their traditional language as their primary language. Many also speak Tok Pisin and around half the population are literate in Tok Pisin.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Most hold tightly to their animistic religious beliefs. Fear of offending the spirits often characterizes animistic beliefs. Thank God that around 40 percent of Bun identify as Christian.


What Are Their Needs?

The Bun people need to be delivered from fear of the spirit world. They need to understand the power and glory of Jesus Christ, the one who casts out dark spirits.


Prayer Points

Pray for a spirit of wisdom and revelation that they may know how much the God of Jesus loves them.
May God bring the Bun into a season of spiritual and material abundance.
Pray that God's perfect love drives out all fear!
Ask the Lord of the harvest to thrust out workers to help bring the Bible to the Bun in a language and format that they understand well.


Scripture Prayers for the Bun in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Bun
People Name in Country Bun
Alternate Names
Population this Country 900
Population all Countries 900
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11012
ROP3 Code 101739
ROP25 Code 301472
ROP25 Name Bun
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country East Sepik province.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country East Sepik province..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 6.00 %)
40.00 %
Ethnic Religions
60.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Bun (900 speakers)
Language Code buv   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Bun (900 speakers)
Language Code buv   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Bun

Primary Language:  Bun

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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