People group profile · PG022740
The Belagar of Indonesia
The Belagar of Indonesia, numbering about 20,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Alor-Pantar people of Pantar and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia, identified with the non-Austronesian Blagar language and known for longstanding inland-coastal alliance traditions linking related communities.
They are an indigenous people in the Flores-Sumba-Alor people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Blagar.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 20,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Flores-Sumba-Alor
- Primary language
- Blagar (beu)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- East Nusa Tenggara province: east Pantar, north Pura, and south Ternate islands
Where they live
Gospel status
The Belagar 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 Belagar
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
90% adherents
Primary language
Blagar · Timor-Alor-Pantar family
100% speak Blagar
Gospel resources in Blagar
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Belagar
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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