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The Northern Kalinga of Philippines

The Northern Kalinga of Philippines, numbering approximately 18,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Cordillera highland people of northern Luzon in the Philippines, once feared as headhunters, who developed the bodong peace-pact system between rival groups and grow rice on gently sloped terraces distinct from the Ifugao and Bontok. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Limos Kalinga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Limos Kalinga (kmk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 18,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007747
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

69%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Limos Kalinga
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kalinga, Limos Speakers

Media Resources in Limos Kalinga:

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Bible Resources in Limos Kalinga:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Northern 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 Northern 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 Northern 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.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
readJames 1:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will ask God for wisdom when they lack it, trusting that He will generously give it to them.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Kalinga, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107447) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern KalingaPG007747Northern KalingaPhilippines18,500No Longer UnreachedLimos KalingaRoman Catholicism

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