The Subanen peoples live on the Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao, the southernmost island in the Philippines. They first came there around 500 BC. They are divided into subgroups based on their dialect. The Eastern Subanan are one of these subgroups.
The Eastern Subanen were “protected” by the Spanish Empire as they conquered the Muslim peoples of Mindanao. They were dominated by the Spanish until 1899 when the United States took the Philippines as a colony. Muslim peoples such as the Moros attacked both the Americans and the Subanen. This wreaked havoc on the lives of the Subanen peoples; some of them were even enslaved. The Subanen began to have much more contact with the outside world starting in the 1910s. There was an influx of new settlers, miners and loggers. The new Philippine government established stronger control at that time for tax purposes.
This is a farming community with unusual customs. There is no division of labor based on gender. Both genders work on farms together. Men sometimes cook and take care of children. There is equality, so there is no division by class.
These farmers grow rice as their staple food, but they also raise livestock including cattle and water buffalo.
Parents arrange marriages for their children, often before they reach puberty. A husband’s family must pay for the bride, and he must do work for her family. For that reason, parents prefer daughters over sons since it means gaining wealth from the family of a future husband.
Their homes are usually rectangular with bamboo floors. Sometimes they don’t have complete roofs.
Though there is a Christian presence among the Eastern Subanen, they have their own ethnic religion. Much of the Christian work came from the Christian and Missionary Alliance. It provided them with schools as well as church planting work.
The Eastern Subanen people need to center their lives around the teachings and the person of Jesus Christ.
Pray for a spiritual revival among the Eastern Subanen people that will lead them to the cross and the empty grave.
Pray for Eastern Subanen elders to have dreams and visions that will lead them to Jesus.
Pray for Eastern Subanen disciples to make more disciples.
Scripture Prayers for the Subanen, Eastern in Philippines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subanon_people
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Subanen, Eastern |
People Name in Country | Subanen, Eastern |
Natural Name | Eastern Subanen |
Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 8,600 |
Population all Countries | 8,600 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 2 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 20582 |
ROP3 Code | 116914 |
Country | Philippines | ||
Region | Asia, Southeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Mindanao, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Don Victoriano Chiongban municipality, western slopes of Mount Malindang; Misamis Occidental Province, border area west of Mount Malindang; Zamboanga del Sur Province, northeast corner. 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, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Don Victoriano Chiongban municipality, western slopes of Mount Malindang; Misamis Occidental Province, border area west of Mount Malindang; Zamboanga del Sur Province, northeast corner.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.00 %) |
10.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
50.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
40.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Subanen, Eastern (8,600 speakers) |
Language Code | sfe Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Subanen, Eastern (8,600 speakers) |
Language Code | sfe Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Subanen, Eastern |
Primary Language: Subanen, Eastern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2020) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Subanen, Eastern | Jesus Film Project |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Jophel Botero Ybiosa - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |