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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Colla of Chile

The Colla of Chile, numbering approximately 3,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the northwestern portion of Argentina's Jujuy province They are an Diaspora people, with Quechua / Quichua as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism. They primarily speak South Bolivian Quechua.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Chile
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): South Bolivian Quechua (quh)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 3,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046828

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Bolivian Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quechua, South Bolivian Speakers

Media Resources in South Bolivian Quechua:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in South Bolivian Quechua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1993 Bible Society of Bolivia✓
2014 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the South Bolivian Quechua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Colla 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 Colla:
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 Colla of Chile

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Quechua, Northwest Jujuy Across Countries (ROP3 - 108239) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northwest Jujuy QuechuaPG017362Northwest Jujuy QuechuaArgentina7,200No Longer UnreachedSouth Bolivian QuechuaEthnoreligion
CollaPG046828CollaChile3,900No Longer UnreachedSouth Bolivian QuechuaFolk Catholicism

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