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The Northern Kalinga of Philippines

The Northern Kalinga of Philippines, numbering approximately 18,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Cordillera highland people of northern Luzon in the Philippines, once feared as headhunters, who developed the bodong peace-pact system between rival groups and grow rice on gently sloped terraces distinct from the Ifugao and Bontok. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Limos Kalinga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Limos Kalinga (kmk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 18,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007747
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

69%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Limos Kalinga
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kalinga, Limos Speakers

Media Resources in Limos Kalinga:

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Bible Resources in Limos Kalinga:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Northern Kalinga 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 Northern Kalinga:
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 Northern Kalinga of Philippines

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Kalinga, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107447) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern KalingaPG007747Northern KalingaPhilippines18,500No Longer UnreachedLimos KalingaRoman Catholicism

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