The Ayangan Ifugao of Philippines

The Ayangan Ifugao of Philippines, numbering approximately 46,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a major Ifugao ethnolinguistic subgroup of northern Luzon, defined by their ancestral domains across central and eastern Ifugao, their Ayangan language variety, and their deep association with rice‑terrace agriculture and kinship‑based society. They mostly adhere to Animism and Tuwali Ifugao is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Tuwali Ifugao (ifk)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 46,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007624
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

91%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuwali Ifugao
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Ifugao, Tuwali Speakers

Media Resources in Tuwali Ifugao:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Tuwali Ifugao:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Tuwali Ifugao bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ayangan Ifugao 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 Ayangan Ifugao:
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 Ayangan Ifugao of Philippines

For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
readPsalm 130:7b

Pray for those who are unaware of God's steadfast love that is offered to them through Jesus Christ to learn the truth and experience His plentiful redemption.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Kiangan Ifugao Across Countries (ROP3 - 104986) reported in the following countries:

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