Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino Tribal

Language: Higaonon - (mba)

Alternate Name(s): Misamis Higaonon

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 49,500

Global Population: 49,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Higaonon Manobo of Philippines, numbering 49,500, 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 Higaonon. The primary religion practiced by the Higaonon Manobo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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