• PEOPLE NAME: T'BOLI OF PHILIPPINES

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By Harry Balais

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PEID: 7780

ROP: 110036

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Tboli - (tbl)

Alternate Name(s): Tagabili, Mindanao Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 150,000

Global Population: 150,000


PEID: 7780

ROP: 110036

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The T'Boli of Philippines, numbering 150,000, 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 Tboli. The primary religion practiced by the T'Boli is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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