The B'laan Koronadal of Philippines

The B'laan Koronadal of Philippines, numbering approximately 106,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Lumad people of southern Mindanao whose identity is rooted in the Koronadal Valley, distinguished by their B’laan language variety, rich material culture, and long history as the original inhabitants of the region’s plains and uplands. They are an Indigenous people, in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Blaan, Koronadal.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Blaan, Koronadal (bpr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 106,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007625
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Blaan, Koronadal
Language Family: Austronesian

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Blaan, Koronadal Speakers

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the B'laan Koronadal

The B'laan Koronadal 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.

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Koronadal Bilaan (ROP3 - 105240) reported in the following countries:

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