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The Blit Manobo of Philippines

The Blit Manobo of Philippines, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of two dialects of Cotabato Manobo (mta), a language of the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Cotabato Manobo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Cotabato Manobo (mta)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007732
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Pray for the Blit Manobo of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cotabato Manobo
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Manobo, Cotabato Speakers

Media Resources in Cotabato Manobo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Cotabato Manobo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Philippines✓
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. and World Home Bible League✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Cotabato Manobo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Blit Manobo 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 Blit Manobo:
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 Blit Manobo 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.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

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.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Manobo, Blit Across Countries (ROP3 - 114656) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Blit ManoboPG007732Blit ManoboPhilippines16,000No Longer UnreachedCotabato ManoboEthnoreligion

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