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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. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and South Bolivian Quechua is their primary language.

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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

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

"...I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
readMatthew 16:18b

Pray that God will build and grow His Church among this people.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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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