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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Davaweno of Philippines

The Davaweno of Philippines, numbering approximately 190,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Davawenyo ethnolinguistic community of the Davao Region in southeastern Mindanao, traditionally associated with the native Mansakan Davawenyo language, which has been strongly influenced by Cebuano and Tagalog. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Davawenyo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Davawenyo (daw)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 190,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007665
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

67%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Davawenyo
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Davawenyo Speakers

Media Resources in Davawenyo:

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Bible Resources in Davawenyo:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Davaweno are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Davaweno:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Davaweno of Philippines

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Davaweno Across Countries (ROP3 - 102477) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DavawenoPG007665DavawenoPhilippines190,000No Longer UnreachedDavawenyoRoman Catholicism

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