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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 23
Population: 6,512,000
Unreached people groups: 21
UPG population: 6,366,300
Unengaged UPGs: 6
UUPG population: 682,300
Number of countries: 3
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
Overview: The Filipino people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. The people groups assigned to the Muslim Filipino people cluster share an ethnic and linguistic affinity along with a predominantly Sunni Islam heritage. They are concentrated in central Mindanao and scattered across the islands of the Sulu Archipelago.
Peoples within this cluster: Central Sama; Iranun; Jama Mapun, Bajau Kagayan; Kalagan; Maguindanao; Maranao; Molbog; Nathembo; Pangutaran Sama; Sama Banguingui; Sama, Badjao; Sama, Southern; Sangil; Tausug; Yakan
Countries where they are found: Malaysia; Mozambique; Philippines
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