• PEOPLE NAME: YAGUA OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16293

ROP: 110919

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yagua - (yad)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Peru

Population: 1,000

Global Population: 6,700


PEID: 16293

ROP: 110919

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Yagua of Colombia, numbering 1,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 6,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Yagua. The primary religion practiced by the Yagua is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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