Northern Alta in Philippines

The Northern Alta have only been reported in Philippines
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Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

The Alta peoples live in northern Luzon, the northernmost island in the Philippines. They are subdivided into four subgroups, each having their own language.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Northern Alta people find their food and medicine through hunting, fishing and farming. They grow bananas, camote and coconuts. In wild areas they find honey, ferns and crabs.

One of their main challenges is that their language is not being taught to the younger generation. For that reason, their language is likely to become extinct by the end of the 21st century.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Northern Alta people have their own ethnic religion. Ethnic religions are a broad category of religious beliefs and practices linked with the adherents' ethnicity. Conversion typically equates to cultural assimilation to the ethnic group, so their communities are often hostile towards anyone who turns from their traditional ways. They have a Christian influence, but there is work to do before they have a viable church planting movement.


What Are Their Needs?

The Northern Alta people need someone who cares about them to help them adjust to a rapidly changing world that does not allow for tribal peoples to keep good land.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Northern Alta people will have a spiritual hunger and a thirst for God’s righteousness.

Pray that the Northern Alta leaders will look to Jesus to show them the way to adjust to all the changes around them.

Pray for a disciple making movement among the Northern Alta people in the Philippines.


Scripture Prayers for the Alta, Northern in Philippines.


References

http://www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com/ethnic-groups-in-the-philippines/alta/


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Alta, Northern
People Name in Country Alta, Northern
Natural Name Northern Alta
Alternate Names Alta; Baler Negrito; Ditaylin; Ditaylin Dumagat; Edimala
Population this Country 600
Population all Countries 600
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14008
ROP3 Code 107433
ROP25 Code 306166
ROP25 Name Northern Alta
Country Philippines
Region Asia, Southeast
Continent Asia
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country East Luzon, Aurora Province, San Luis municipality, Bayanihan area, Diteki river.   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 East Luzon, Aurora Province, San Luis municipality, Bayanihan area, Diteki river..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
10.00 %
Ethnic Religions
90.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Alta, Northern
Language Code aqn   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Tagalog
Primary Language Alta, Northern
Language Code aqn   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Tagalog
People Groups Speaking Alta, Northern

Primary Language:  Alta, Northern

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Started

Resource Type Resource Name Source
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Map Source Mark Stevens  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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