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The Butbut Kalinga of Philippines

The Butbut Kalinga of Philippines, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Kalinga community of northern Luzon centered in Tinglayan municipality, including Butbut Proper, Buscalan, Bugnay, Loccong and Ngibat. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Butbut Kalinga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Butbut Kalinga (kyb)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007647
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

63%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Butbut Kalinga
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kalinga, Butbut Speakers

Media Resources in Butbut Kalinga:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Butbut Kalinga:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Butbut 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 Butbut 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 Butbut Kalinga of Philippines

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Kalinga, Butbut Across Countries (ROP3 - 101809) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Butbut KalingaPG007647Butbut KalingaPhilippines19,000No Longer UnreachedButbut KalingaRoman Catholicism

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