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People group profile · PG022720

The Teor of Indonesia

The Teor of Indonesia, numbering about 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.

They are an indigenous people in the Maluku-Southern people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Teor.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Teor

Fast facts

Country
Indonesia
Population
1,800
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Maluku-Southern
Primary language
Teor (tev)
Primary religion
Sunni Islam
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
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
Maluku province: Watubela archipelago, Teor and Ut islands

Where they live

Gospel status

The Teor 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 Teor

  • 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

Sunni Islam · Islam

90% adherents

Primary language

Teor · Austronesian family

76% speak Teor

Gospel resources in Teor

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Teor

  1. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  2. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  3. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  4. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.

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