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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kalagan of Philippines

The Kalagan of Philippines, numbering approximately 52,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Kalagan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino, Muslim
Primary Language(s): Kalagan (kqe)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 52,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007702
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Pray for the Kalagan of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kalagan
Language Family: Austronesian

69%
%
Kalagan Speakers

Media Resources in Kalagan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Kalagan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
BLI 2012✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kalagan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kalagan are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kalagan:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kalagan of Philippines

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Kalagan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104452) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KalaganPG007702KalaganPhilippines52,500Engaged yet UnreachedKalaganSunni Islam

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