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The Hanonoo of Philippines

The Hanonoo of Philippines, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Mangyan people of southern Mindoro whose communities practice swidden horticulture and preserve a distinctive Indic-derived script traditionally written on bamboo. They mostly adhere to Animism and Hanunoo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Hanunoo (hnn)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007676
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

96%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hanunoo
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Hanunoo Speakers

Media Resources in Hanunoo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Hanunoo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1995 Overseas Missionary Fellowship✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hanunoo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hanonoo 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 Hanonoo:
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 Hanonoo of Philippines

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Hanonoo Across Countries (ROP3 - 103710) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HanonooPG007676HanonooPhilippines21,000No Longer UnreachedHanunooAnimism

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