• PEOPLE NAME: TUCANO OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 23158

ROP: 110242

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Tucano - (tuo)

Alternate Name(s): Tucano, Tukána, Takuna, Daxsea, Ye’pã-masa, Dasea, Dachsea, Dahseá

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 7,000

Global Population: 13,200


PEID: 23158

ROP: 110242

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Tucano of Colombia, numbering 7,000, 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 13,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Tucano. The primary religion practiced by the Tucano is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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