Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Language: Hiligaynon - (hil)
Alternate Name(s): Ilonggo, Mindanao Visayan Sub-cluster
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Philippines
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Population: 8,710,000
Global Population: 8,710,000
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Hiligaynon of Philippines, numbering 8,710,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Filipino, Central people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Philippines. Their primary language is Hiligaynon. The primary religion practiced by the Hiligaynon is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.
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