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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kuripako of Colombia

The Kuripako of Colombia, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous group that primarily resides in the Amazon rainforest, specifically in the border regions of Colombia and Venezuela. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Curripaco is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Curripaco (kpc)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016244
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

35%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Curripaco
Language Family: Arawakan

100%
%
Curripaco Speakers

Media Resources in Curripaco:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Curripaco:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN)✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Curripaco bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kuripako 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 Kuripako:
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 Kuripako of Colombia

And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
readMatthew 6:16

Pray that those who live to please men and not God will turn from the emptiness of seeking approval from others and find true satisfaction in the treasure of a personal relationship with God.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples."
readJohn 8:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Christ daily, depending on Him for every need.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kuripako Across Countries (ROP3 - 102336) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KuripakoPG016467KuripakoVenezuela4,500No Longer UnreachedCurripacoEthnoreligion
KuripakoPG016244KuripakoColombia4,300No Longer UnreachedCurripacoFolk Catholicism
KuripakoPG016818KuripakoBrazil1,600No Longer UnreachedCurripacoAnimism
KuripakoPG043219KuripakoUnited States250No Longer UnreachedCurripacoEthnoreligion

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