• PEOPLE NAME: AGUSAN MANOBO OF PHILIPPINES

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PEID: 7730

ROP: 100129

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Agusan Manobo - (msm)

Alternate Name(s): Manuvu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 161,000

Global Population: 161,000


PEID: 7730

ROP: 100129

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Agusan Manobo of Philippines, numbering 161,000, 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 Agusan Manobo. The primary religion practiced by the Agusan Manobo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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