West Lembata in Indonesia

The West Lembata have only been reported in Indonesia
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Introduction / History

The West Lembata people are also known as the Ata Lembata. This ethnic group lives on the island of Lembata, which is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. They speak the Lembata language, which is a member of the Austronesian language family.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Most of the West Lembata people are farmers, fishermen and weavers. People value the intricate designs in their cloth goods. They grow corn, sweet potatoes and cassava and fish in the nearby waters. In order to maintain their livelihood, the West Lembata people have actively promoted sustainable development and the preservation of their environment.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The West Lembata people have their own animistic religion which involves the worship of ancestral spirits and deities of the natural surroundings. Their beliefs have been influenced by Roman Catholicism since the days when the Portuguese sent missionaries in the 1700s.


What Are Their Needs?

Though they are economically marginalized, the West Lembata people have kept their cultural ways.


Prayer Points

Pray for many from this unreached people group to understand both God’s judgment and his majestic glory.

Pray for loving workers to go to the West Lembata people, and for their hearts to be ready to receive their savior.

Pray for a chain reaction of families reaching families that result in thousands of new disciples who share their faith with others.

Pray for grace and truth expanding into their entire society as all believers learn to love others.


Scripture Prayers for the Lembata, West in Indonesia.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Lembata, West
People Name in Country Lembata, West
Natural Name West Lembata
Alternate Names
Population this Country 9,500
Population all Countries 9,500
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 18966
ROP3 Code 115418
ROP25 Code 304657
ROP25 Name Lembata
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Lembata island, western end.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Indonesia
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 42  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Nusa Tenggara Timur Province; Lembata island, western end..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Lembata, West in Indonesia Ethnolinguistic map or other map

Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
5.00 %
Ethnic Religions
70.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
25.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Labalekan-Mingar (9,500 speakers)
Language Code lmj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Labalekan-Mingar (9,500 speakers)
Language Code lmj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Labalekan-Mingar

Primary Language:  Labalekan-Mingar

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Map Source People Group location: SIL / WLMS. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
Data Sources Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.



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