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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ga'dang of Philippines

The Ga'dang of Philippines, numbering approximately 9,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Northern Luzon, belonging to the broader Northern Cordilleran peoples. Their identity is tied to upland communities along the eastern Cordillera–Cagayan Valley interface, rather than the lowland river plains. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ga'dang is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Ga'dang (gdg)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007671
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ga'dang
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Gaꞌdang (Philippines) Speakers

Media Resources in Ga'dang:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Ga'dang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ga'dang 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 Ga'dang:
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 Ga'dang of Philippines

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Ga'dang Across Countries (ROP3 - 103112) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ga'dangPG007671Ga'dangPhilippines9,500No Longer UnreachedGa'dangAnimism

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