People group profile · PG018322
The Tuvaluan of Tuvalu
The Tuvaluan of Tuvalu, numbering about 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the island nation of Tuvalu in Oceania.
They are an indigenous people in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Tuvalu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Tuvalu
- Population
- 12,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Polynesian
- Primary language
- Tuvalu (tvl)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Polynesia, Oceania
- Location
- Tuvalu, 7 of the 9 inhabited islands
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tuvaluan are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tuvaluan
- 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
Tuvalu · Austronesian family
100% speak Tuvalu
Gospel resources in Tuvalu
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tuvaluan
- 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.
- 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.
Tuvaluan in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
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