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The Amaruwa of Colombia

The Amaruwa of Colombia, numbering approximately 475 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the Colombian Orinoquía who are closely affiliated with the wider Cuiba ethnolinguistic community and inhabit the savanna and riverine regions of eastern Colombia. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Cuiba is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Cuiba (cui)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 475
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046907

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cuiba
Language Family: Guahiboan

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Cuiba Speakers

Media Resources in Cuiba:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Cuiba:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Cuiba 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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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

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Amaruwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 116072) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AmaruwaPG046907AmaruwaColombia475Unengaged and UnreachedCuibaEthnoreligion

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