Arawum in Papua New Guinea

The Arawum have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Arawum people live on the Rai coast of Madang Province, about fifty kilometers or thirty miles south of Madang town, the provincial capital.
Thank God that their eastern neighbors, the Siroi people, have the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament. This is a blessing for the Arawum people, who all speak the Siroi language as a second language. Half the Siroi population can read and comprehend the Siroi language, but very few Arawum can read and comprehend in any language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They have road access to medical and education services in Madang. However, the road trip can take four hours in the dry season and can become impassable in the wet season because of flooding.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The small population of the Arawum people are precious to Jesus. All of them identify as Christians, yet they do not have God's word in their primary language of Taupi. Without God's word, they find it difficult to relate to God and they are vulnerable to being deceived.


What Are Their Needs?

They need education opportunities to improve so that they can understand the written scriptures for themselves.


Prayer Points

Ask the Lord of the harvest to provide workers to bring audio scriptures or oral Bible stories to the Arawum people in a language that they understand well.


Scripture Prayers for the Arawum in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Arawum
People Name in Country Arawum
Alternate Names
Population this Country 400
Population all Countries 400
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10412
ROP3 Code 100475
ROP25 Code 300474
ROP25 Name Arawum
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang 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 Madang province..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 24.00 %)
100.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Taupi (400 speakers)
Language Code awm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Taupi (400 speakers)
Language Code awm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Taupi

Primary Language:  Taupi

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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