Were in Papua New Guinea

The Were have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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People Name General Were
People Name in Country Were
Alternate Names
Population this Country 1,000
Population all Countries 1,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 15910
ROP3 Code 110749
ROP25 Code 308783
ROP25 Name Were
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Western province: Dewara 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 Western province: Dewara village..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 21.00 %)
95.00 %
Ethnic Religions
5.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kiunum (1,000 speakers)
Language Code wei   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Were
Dialect Code 18275   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kiunum (1,000 speakers)
Language Code wei   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect Were
Dialect Code 18275   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kiunum

Primary Language:  Kiunum

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2009)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
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