Bunabun in Papua New Guinea

The Bunabun have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Brem language is spoken by several villages on the Madang coast. There are four dialects. The two main dialects are Bunabun, spoken by villages along the beach, and Asumbin, which is spoken inland. The Qkuan Kambuar dialect was traditionally spoken by a Brem community living in the south, but there are very few who still speak this dialect. Instead, most of this southern community has shifted to Tok Pisin. The fourth dialect is now extinct. Brem speakers also speak Tok Pisin.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The North Coast Road runs directly through the land of the Bunabun. This makes it easy to access markets to sell their cash crops or to access a service center. The main cash crops are cocoa and coconut, but they also sell betel nut, food crops and livestock. The road also makes it easy for researchers to access the Bunabun. Linguists developed a Latin script for the language in 1999. In 2017 and 2018, Andrew Pick from the University of Hawaii recorded many stories told by the Bunabun people in the Bunabun dialect.
The Bunabun retain a strong sense of cultural identity that is preserved in their language and in their traditional stories. We can celebrate the expression of God's creativity in the Bunabun
culture.


What Are Their Beliefs?

There is a high percentage of Evangelicals among this Christianized people.


What Are Their Needs?

Nine in ten Bunabun people identify themselves as Christians, but they have no scripture in their language.


Prayer Points

Pray that God raises up workers to share God's word in the two dialects of the Brem language that are still widely used.
Ask God to stir up a hunger in their hearts for him and his word.
Pray that God continues to lead the Bunabun people into a closer relationship with him.


Scripture Prayers for the Bunabun in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Bunabun
People Name in Country Bunabun
Alternate Names Bububun
Population this Country 2,200
Population all Countries 2,200
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 11014
ROP3 Code 101743
ROP25 Code 301410
ROP25 Name Bunabun (Brem)
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang province: including Bunabun village.   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: including Bunabun village..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 22.00 %)
90.00 %
Ethnic Religions
10.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Brem (2,200 speakers)
Language Code buq   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Brem (2,200 speakers)
Language Code buq   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Brem

Primary Language:  Brem

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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