People group profile · PG010814
The Ulawa of the Solomon Islands
The Ulawa of the Solomon Islands, numbering about 8,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an island people of the southeast Solomon Islands first sighted by Spanish explorer Mendana's 1568 expedition, renowned for haa'a-ni-Ulawa, the finest traditional shell money in the eastern Solomons, whose ancestors abandoned bows and arrows by the 1800s.
They are an indigenous people in the Solomons people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Sa'a.
Fast facts
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Population
- 8,700
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Solomons
- Primary language
- Sa'a (apb)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ulawa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ulawa
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Sa'a · Austronesian family
100% speak Sa'a
Gospel resources in Sa'a
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2016 Wycliffe Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ulawa
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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