Mandaya in Philippines

The Mandaya have only been reported in Philippines
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Main Language
Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

The Mandaya community has resisted colonialists and outsiders for centuries. They are located in the Davao Oriental province on Mindanao, in the southern Philippines.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Mandaya people have their own unique culture which they express through weaving, music and dance. They play various instruments including the flute, bamboo zither and gong. Their weaving skills produce textiles and skirts they call a dawot for women and a bahag loincloth for men. There is an effort to promote tourism in their homeland so the Mandaya people can earn a better living.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though they live in a part of the Philippines where there is a Muslim majority, the Mandaya retain their own ethnic religious system.


What Are Their Needs?

They need their homeland and their culture protected against outsiders.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to bless this community economically and spiritually.

Ask God to raise up Mandaya who are more desirous to know the truth than to stay on the broad road.

Ask God to send loving, committed workers to the Mandaya in the near future.

Pray the Mandaya would no longer be hidden away from the influence of Christ.

Pray for many of them to make disciples who will make even more disciples.


Scripture Prayers for the Mandaya in Philippines.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Mandaya
People Name in Country Mandaya
Alternate Names Cataelano; Davaweno; Karaga; Sangab
Population this Country 290,000
Population all Countries 290,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14722
ROP3 Code 101895
ROP25 Code 305102
ROP25 Name Mandaya
Country Philippines
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mindanao, Davao Oriental Province, Manay, Caraga, Baganga, and Cateel municipalities; Davao del Norte Province.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Philippines
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mindanao, Davao Oriental Province, Manay, Caraga, Baganga, and Cateel municipalities; Davao del Norte Province..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
9.00 %
Ethnic Religions
91.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mandaya
Language Code mry   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Cebuano
Primary Language Mandaya
Language Code mry   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Cebuano
People Groups Speaking Mandaya

Primary Language:  Mandaya

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Photo Source Al Hoopes 
Map Source Mark Stevens  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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