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People group profile · PG022766

The Nedebang of Indonesia

The Nedebang of Indonesia, numbering about 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.

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 Nedebang.

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

Fast facts

Country
Indonesia
Population
1,600
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Flores-Sumba-Alor
Primary language
Nedebang (nec)
Primary religion
Animism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC ?
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Marginally Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
East Nusa Tenggara province: north central Pantar island in Banda sea

Where they live

Gospel status

The Nedebang are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Nedebang

  • 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

Nedebang · Timor-Alor-Pantar family

76% speak Nedebang

Gospel resources in Nedebang

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not 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 Nedebang

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

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