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People group profile · PG023061

The Taori-So of Indonesia

The Taori-So of Indonesia, numbering about 475 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Papuan ethnolinguistic community of the Lakes Plain region of Papua, Indonesia. Also known as the Doutai or Tolitai people, they maintain a distinct identity rooted in remote wetlands, river systems, and customary lands.

They are an indigenous people in the New Guinea people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Doutai.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Taori-So people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Taori-So

Fast facts

Country
Indonesia
Population
475
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
New Guinea
Primary language
Doutai (tds)
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
Papua province: Toli-Dou village southwest of Taiyeve town

Where they live

Gospel status

The Taori-So 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 Taori-So

  • 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

51% adherents

Primary language

Doutai · Lakes Plain family

20% speak Doutai

Gospel resources in Doutai

  • Bible not available
  • 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 Taori-So

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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