Baimak in Papua New Guinea

The Baimak have only been reported in Papua New Guinea
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

Baimak land lies 35 kilometers (20 miles) west of Madang Town, the provincial capital. They are one of eight language groups all living within a five kilometer radius, only one of which has any scripture. Their southern neighbors, the Bau (also called the Fulumu), received some verses of the Bible in 2010. The others have nothing as yet.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Cocoa is the main source of income in the district where the Baimak live, followed by poultry, copra and betel nut. It is also common to grow pitpit, bananas, laulau, guava, peanuts, corn, aibika (a green leafy vegetable rich in iron) and sugar cane. Ask God to provide the material needs of the Baimak.
Madang is located along the Pacific ring of fire and experiences constant earth tremors. Tremors can cause buildings to collapse.


What Are Their Beliefs?

A very high percentage of the Baimak people are Christian believers.


What Are Their Needs?

They need to learn what God wants from them from his word. It breaks God's heart that these precious people cannot relate intimately with him because they do not have his word in a language that they understand.


Prayer Points

Please also ask God to protect them from the dangers of earth tremors.
Ask God to thrust out workers to bring the Bible to the Baimak and to their many neighbors who are missing out on the scriptures. God is just waiting to be asked!


Scripture Prayers for the Baimak in Papua New Guinea.


References

Wycliffe Bible Translators


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Baimak
People Name in Country Baimak
Alternate Names
Population this Country 1,200
Population all Countries 1,200
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10577
ROP3 Code 100784
ROP25 Code 300718
ROP25 Name Baimak
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang province: west of Madang city.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Australia
10/40 Window No
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Madang province: west of Madang city..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 26.00 %)
90.00 %
Ethnic Religions
10.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Baimak (1,200 speakers)
Language Code bmx   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Baimak (1,200 speakers)
Language Code bmx   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Baimak

Primary Language:  Baimak

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
None reported  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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