Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Ambala Ayta - (abc)

Alternate Name(s): Ambala Ayta

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 3,400

Global Population: 3,400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Ambala Sambal of Philippines, numbering 3,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Filipino, Tribal people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Philippines. Their primary language is Ambala Ayta. The primary religion practiced by the Ambala Sambal is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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