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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:
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Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
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Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
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Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a heart that longs to see all people from all parts of the world worshiping Jesus as He deserves.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
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Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

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

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2 people groups

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

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