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The Chavacano of Malaysia

The Chavacano of Malaysia, numbering approximately 1,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous people of the Philippines who speak a Spanish-based creole. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Chavacano is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Chavacano

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Malaysia
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Chavacano (cbk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG009226

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chavacano
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Chavacano Speakers

Media Resources in Chavacano:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Chavacano:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Chavacano bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chavacano 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 Chavacano:
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 Chavacano of Malaysia

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
readPsalm 25:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the merciful nature and steadfast love of God as they walk with Him daily.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

Chabakano Creole Across Countries (ROP3 - 101951) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChavacanoPG007661ChavacanoPhilippines825,000Engaged yet UnreachedChavacanoRoman Catholicism
ChavacanoPG009226ChavacanoMalaysia1,000No Longer UnreachedChavacanoRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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