Tahitian in New Caledonia


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

Tahitians are from the South Pacific island of Tahiti. They have their own language, Tahitian.

The first Tahitians arrived in 400AD via Samoa. They cleared land for farming and fished from canoes. They used stone tools. Tahitians have three classes of people.

Their first contact with Europeans happened in 1767 and increased when European ships backed their efforts to gain resources and colonize. The 1790s was when European whalers came with alcohol prostitution on one side and missionaries on the other. This was also a time of fighting between Polynesian peoples. Tahitians had no immunities to Europeans diseases, and their population shrank considerably in the coming decades.

Today they live in five countries including New Caledonia.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Tahitians are noted for their artwork and literature, though the common people hold less exotic jobs. Some are in agriculture or the tourist industries.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Tahitians are mainly Roman Catholic, though they also have a strong Evangelical element. They can be Christ’s ambassadors to those who need spiritual answers.


What Are Their Needs?

Tahitians need to find their identity and sense of worth in Christ.


Prayer Items

Pray for the Holy Spirit to do a powerful work in Tahitian churches in New Caledonia, preparing them as Christ’s ambassadors.
Pray for many Tahitians to become Christ’s ambassadors to those who need the hope and direction of Jesus.
Pray for Tahitian disciples in New Caledonia to make more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Tahitian in New Caledonia.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitians


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Tahitian
People Name in Country Tahitian
Alternate Names
Population this Country 6,000
Population all Countries 88,000
Total Countries 5
Indigenous No
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15183
ROP3 Code 109704
Country New Caledonia
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Oceania
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mainly Nouméa   Source:  International Mission Board / SBC
Country New Caledonia
Region Australia and Pacific
Continent Oceania
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mainly Nouméa.   Source:  International Mission Board / SBC

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 6.00 %)
95.00 %
Ethnic Religions
5.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Tahitian (6,000 speakers)
Language Code tah   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Tahitian (6,000 speakers)
Language Code tah   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Tahitian

Primary Language:  Tahitian

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1818-1861)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1829-1988)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1838-2004)
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Tahitian Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Gospel tract General / Other
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press
Photo Source Eilert Larstorp Paulsen 
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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