• PEOPLE NAME: CHIMBORAZO HIGHLAND QUICHUA OF ECUADOR

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PEID: 17464

ROP: 102119

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: Chimborazo Highland Quichua - (qug)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Ecuador

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Population: 972,000

Global Population: 972,000


PEID: 17464

ROP: 102119

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Chimborazo Highland Quichua of Ecuador, numbering 972,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Quechua people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ecuador. Their primary language is Chimborazo Highland Quichua. The primary religion practiced by the Chimborazo Highland Quichua is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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