People group profile · PG016274
The Puinave of Colombia
The Puinave of Colombia, numbering about 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian ethnic group indigenous to the Guaviare and Inirida river basins of eastern Colombia and western Venezuela.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Puinave.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 4,400
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Puinave (pui)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Guainía and Vichada departments: Inírida river and tributaries
Where they live
Gospel status
The Puinave are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Puinave
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
30% speak Puinave
Gospel resources in Puinave
- Bible available, published 1964
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Puinave)
Bibles
- 1985 Sofia Muller · video, audio, text
- 2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Puinave
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Puinave in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puinave | Venezuela | 1,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Puinave | United States | 350 | No Longer Unreached |
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