Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Filipino, Tribal

Language: Maeng Itneg - (itt)

Alternate Name(s): Ma-eng, Lupa-Tiempo, Luzon Tribal Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Philippines

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Population: 22,000

Global Population: 22,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Southern Itneg of Philippines, numbering 22,000, 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 Maeng Itneg. The primary religion practiced by the Southern Itneg is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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