Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal
Language: Batak - (bya)
Alternate Name(s): Babuyan, Batak, Visayan Tribal Sub-cluster, Tinitianes
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Philippines
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Population: 3,900
Global Population: 3,900
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical
Overview: The Palawan Batak of Philippines, numbering 3,900, 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 Batak. The primary religion practiced by the Palawan Batak is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.
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