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

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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

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