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 are an Indigenous people, in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Ifugao, Tuwali.

Ayangan Ifugao in Philippines photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Ifugao, Tuwali (ifk)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - 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: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ifugao, Tuwali
Language Family: Austronesian

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Ifugao, Tuwali Speakers

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Next steps for the Ayangan Ifugao

The Ayangan Ifugao are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Ayangan Ifugao

The Ayangan Ifugao 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.

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Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Ayangan Ifugao

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.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
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Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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

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