• PEOPLE NAME: MAMANWA NEGRITO OF PHILIPPINES

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PEID: 7728

ROP: 106193

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Mamanwa - (mmn)

Alternate Name(s): Mamanwa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 5,800

Global Population: 5,800


PEID: 7728

ROP: 106193

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Mamanwa Negrito of Philippines, numbering 5,800, 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 Mamanwa. The primary religion practiced by the Mamanwa Negrito is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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