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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 what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

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

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1 people group

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

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