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People group profile · PG007773

The Southern Kalinga of the Philippines

The Southern Kalinga of the Philippines, numbering about 21,000 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 Animism, and they primarily speak Southern Kalinga.

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

Fast facts

Country
Philippines
Population
21,000
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Filipino Tribal
Primary language
Southern Kalinga (ksc)
Primary religion
Animism
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 Southern 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 Southern 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

Animism · Ethnoreligion

92% adherents

Primary language

Southern Kalinga · Austronesian family

100% speak Southern Kalinga

Gospel resources in Southern Kalinga

  • Bible available, published 1986
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

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

Pray for the Southern Kalinga

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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