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The Tigre Quichua of Peru

The Tigre Quichua of Peru, numbering approximately 2,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the Pastaza province of Ecuador and Loreto region of Peru. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Northern Pastaza Quichua is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quichua, Tigre

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Northern Pastaza Quichua (qvz)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017599
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Pastaza Quichua
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quichua, Northern Pastaza Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Pastaza Quichua:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Northern Pastaza Quichua:

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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Northern Pastaza Quichua bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Tigre Quichua:
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Pray specifically for the Tigre Quichua of Peru

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Quichua, Northern Pastaza Across Countries (ROP3 - 108245) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern Pastaza QuichuaPG017474Northern Pastaza QuichuaEcuador10,000No Longer UnreachedNorthern Pastaza QuichuaEthnoreligion
Tigre QuichuaPG017599Tigre QuichuaPeru2,000Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern Pastaza QuichuaEthnoreligion

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