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People group profile · PG007718

The Lubuagan Kalinga of the Philippines

The Lubuagan Kalinga of the Philippines, numbering about 43,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Philippines.

They are an indigenous people in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Lubuagan Kalinga.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Lubuagan Kalinga people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Lubuagan Kalinga

Fast facts

Country
Philippines
Population
43,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Filipino Tribal
Primary language
Lubuagan Kalinga (knb)
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South-Eastern Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Lubuagan Kalinga are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Lubuagan Kalinga

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Roman Catholicism · Christianity

75% adherents

Primary language

Lubuagan Kalinga · Austronesian family

100% speak Lubuagan Kalinga

Gospel resources in Lubuagan Kalinga

  • Bible available, published 2023
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Guina-Ang Kalinga)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Lubuagan Kalinga

  1. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  2. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  3. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  4. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.

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