People group profile · PG046614
The Tigwahanon Manobo of the Philippines
The Tigwahanon Manobo of the Philippines, numbering about 62,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Lumad subgroup of Bukidnon's Tigwa River valley in Mindanao, tracing Manobo origin through oral tradition to the brothers Tabunaway and Mamalu, governed under traditional chieftains called Datus.
They are an indigenous people in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Matigsalug Manobo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 62,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino Tribal
- Primary language
- Matigsalug Manobo (mbt)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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 Tigwahanon Manobo 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 Tigwahanon Manobo
- 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
75% adherents
Primary language
Matigsalug Manobo · Austronesian family
100% speak Matigsalug Manobo
Gospel resources in Matigsalug Manobo
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Manobo, Matigsalug)
Bibles
- 2010 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
- SUMALCA · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tigwahanon Manobo
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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