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Ama, Apaka in Papua New Guinea

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
1,300	Sawiyanu	Ethnic Religions	30.00 %	19.00 %		No

Ama, Apaka in Papua New Guinea

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East Sepik province: Ambunti district, Ama (Wopolu I), Kauvia (Kawiya), Waniap creek, Wopolu II (Nokonufa), and Yonuwai villages; all on hills rising from the swamp south of Sepik river, south of Namia.
(Source: Ethnologue 2016)

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People Name in Country:

Ama, Apaka

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Alternate People Names:

Abi	Aboa
Apaka

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Population in Country:

1,300

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Ethnicity

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AON09b

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(1,300 Speakers)

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Primary Religion:

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	30.00 %	(Evangelical: 19.00 %)
Ethnic Religions	70.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

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Anglican	0.00 %
Independent	0.00 %
Protestant	0.00 %
Orthodox	0.00 %
Other Christian	0.00 %
Roman Catholic	0.00 %

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Level 6 Greater than or equal to 10% Evangelical

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1981-1992

New Testament:

1990-2009

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None Reported

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