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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ga'dang of Philippines

The Ga'dang of Philippines, numbering approximately 9,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Northern Luzon, belonging to the broader Northern Cordilleran peoples. Their identity is tied to upland communities along the eastern Cordillera–Cagayan Valley interface, rather than the lowland river plains. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ga'dang is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino Tribal
Primary Language(s): Ga'dang (gdg)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007671
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

95%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ga'dang
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Gaꞌdang (Philippines) Speakers

Media Resources in Ga'dang:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ga'dang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ga'dang 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 Ga'dang:
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 Ga'dang of Philippines

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Ga'dang Across Countries (ROP3 - 103112) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ga'dangPG007671Ga'dangPhilippines9,500No Longer UnreachedGa'dangAnimism

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