• PEOPLE NAME: TAGABAWA MANOBO OF PHILIPPINES

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PEID: 17634

ROP: 109689

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Tagabawa - (bgs)

Alternate Name(s): Bagobo, Tagabawa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 67,000

Global Population: 67,000


PEID: 17634

ROP: 109689

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tagabawa Manobo of Philippines, numbering 67,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Filipino, Tribal people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Philippines. Their primary language is Tagabawa. The primary religion practiced by the Tagabawa Manobo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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