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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tado of Colombia

The Tado of Colombia, numbering approximately 1,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chocoan-speaking Emberá subgroup of northwestern Colombia whose communities are part of the broader Emberá cultural tradition while maintaining a distinct Tadó variety and regional identity. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Emberá-Tadó is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Embera, Tado

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Emberá-Tadó (tdc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016282
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Emberá-Tadó
Language Family: Chocoan

76%
%
Embera Tadó Speakers

Media Resources in Emberá-Tadó:

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Bible Resources in Emberá-Tadó:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tado 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 Tado:
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 Tado of Colombia

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Embera-Tado Across Countries (ROP3 - 109683) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TadoPG016282TadoColombia1,200No Longer UnreachedEmberá-TadóEthnoreligion

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