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The Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia

The Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Awá people of the humid forests of southern Colombia along the Ecuador border whose identity is rooted in the Awapit language, rainforest lifeways, and a shared transborder heritage with Awá communities in Ecuador. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Awa-Cuaiquer 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): Awa-Cuaiquer (kwi)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016275
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Awa-Cuaiquer
Language Family: Barbacoan

78%
%
Awa-Cuaiquer Speakers

Media Resources in Awa-Cuaiquer:

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Bible Resources in Awa-Cuaiquer:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Awa-Cuaiquer are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Awa-Cuaiquer:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Quaiquer Across Countries (ROP3 - 108232) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Awa-CuaiquerPG016275Awa-CuaiquerColombia15,500Engaged yet UnreachedAwa-CuaiquerEthnoreligion
Awa-CuaiquerPG017473Awa-CuaiquerEcuador3,000No Longer UnreachedAwa-CuaiquerEthnoreligion

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