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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Itawit of Philippines

The Itawit of Philippines, numbering approximately 254,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian people of Cagayan Valley in northern Luzon, closely related to the Ibanag and among the earliest Philippine groups converted to Roman Catholicism under Spanish rule. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Itawit is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Itawit (itv)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 254,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007696
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

67%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Itawit
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Itawit Speakers

Media Resources in Itawit:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Itawit:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Scripture Translation for Every People✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Itawit bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Itawit 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 Itawit:
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 Itawit of Philippines

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Itawit Across Countries (ROP3 - 104105) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
ItawitPG007696ItawitPhilippines254,000No Longer UnreachedItawitRoman Catholicism

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