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The Ignaciano of Bolivia

The Ignaciano of Bolivia, numbering approximately 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mojeno people whose distinct identity emerged through ethnogenesis at the Jesuit mission of San Ignacio de Moxos, founded in 1689 on Bolivia's Llanos de Mojos plains along the Mamore River in Beni department. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Ignaciano is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Ignaciano (ign)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 21,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017406
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

41%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ignaciano
Language Family: Arawakan

65%
%
Ignaciano Speakers

Media Resources in Ignaciano:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ignaciano:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Ignaciano bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ignaciano are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Ignaciano:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Ignaciano of Bolivia

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Mojeno (Ignaciano) Across Countries (ROP3 - 103966) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IgnacianoPG017406IgnacianoBolivia21,000No Longer UnreachedIgnacianoFolk Catholicism

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