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The Central Tunebo of Colombia

The Central Tunebo of Colombia, numbering approximately 6,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous group native to the Andean foothills and cloud forests of northeastern Colombia, primarily in the departments of Boyacá, Arauca, Santander, and Norte de Santander. They mostly adhere to Animism and Central Tunebo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tunebo, Central

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Central Tunebo (tuf)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 6,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016228
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Tunebo
Language Family: Chibchan

40%
%
Tunebo, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Central Tunebo:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Central Tunebo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Central Tunebo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Central Tunebo 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 Central Tunebo:
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 Central Tunebo of Colombia

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
readPsalm 127:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will build their homes in the Lord and raise their children to know and honor Him.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

Tunebo, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 101943) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Central TuneboPG016228Central TuneboColombia6,900No Longer UnreachedCentral TuneboAnimism

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