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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Piapoco of United States

The Piapoco of United States, numbering approximately 150 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Arawakan ethnolingustic group of Colombia and Venezuela. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Piapoco is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Piapoco

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Piapoco (pio)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043595

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Piapoco
Language Family: Arawakan

100%
%
Piapoco Speakers

Media Resources in Piapoco:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Piapoco:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Piapoco bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Piapoco 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 Piapoco:
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 Piapoco of United States

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Piapoco Across Countries (ROP3 - 108022) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PiapocoPG016270PiapocoColombia4,900No Longer UnreachedPiapocoEthnoreligion
PiapocoPG016485PiapocoVenezuela1,300No Longer UnreachedPiapocoEthnoreligion
PiapocoPG043595PiapocoUnited States150No Longer UnreachedPiapocoEthnoreligion

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