The Carabayo of Colombia

The Carabayo of Colombia, numbering approximately 225 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an uncontacted Indigenous people of the Colombian Amazon associated with the Puré River region whose isolation has preserved a distinct identity and whose linguistic and ethnic affiliations remain uncertain. They mostly adhere to Animism and Carabayo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Carabayo (cby)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 225
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG016224
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Carabayo
Language Family: Unclassifiable

76%
%
Carabayo Speakers

Media Resources in Carabayo:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Carabayo:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Carabayo bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

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Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

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The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

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Carabayo Across Countries (ROP3 - 101883) reported in the following countries:

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