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People group profile · PG022822

The Kulawi of Indonesia

The Kulawi of Indonesia, numbering about 9,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Indonesia.

They are an indigenous people in the Toraja of Sulawesi people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Moma.

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

Fast facts

Country
Indonesia
Population
9,400
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Toraja of Sulawesi
Primary language
Moma (myl)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
50% or Greater but Less than 75%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Location
Central Sulawesi province: Kulawi sub-district, Kulawi and Toro town areas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Kulawi 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 Kulawi

  • 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

63% adherents

Primary language

Moma · Austronesian family

100% speak Moma

Gospel resources in Moma

  • Bible available, published 2022
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

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

Pray for the Kulawi

  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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