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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.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Gadang

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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Pray for the Ga'dang of Philippines

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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

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 message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Ga'dangPG007671Ga'dangPhilippines9,500No Longer UnreachedGa'dangAnimism

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