People group profile · PG007737
The Masadiit Itneg of the Philippines
The Masadiit Itneg of the Philippines, numbering about 11,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are one of twelve ethnolinguistic subgroups of the Itneg, or Tingguian, people among Abra province's earliest inhabitants, pushed inland from Luzon's coast by colonial pressure in the 1500s and 1600s, preserving mourning rituals called Canchannag and Fukaang.
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 Masadiit Itneg.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 11,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino Tribal
- Primary language
- Masadiit Itneg (tis)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Masadiit Itneg are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Masadiit Itneg
- 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
64% adherents
Primary language
Masadiit Itneg · Austronesian family
100% speak Masadiit Itneg
Gospel resources in Masadiit Itneg
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Masadiit Itneg
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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