People group profile · PG016275
The Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia
The Awa-Cuaiquer of Colombia, numbering about 15,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Awá people of the humid forests of southern Colombia along the Ecuador border whose identity is rooted in the Awapit language, rainforest lifeways, and a shared transborder heritage with Awá communities in Ecuador.
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 Awa-Cuaiquer.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 15,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Awa-Cuaiquer (kwi)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Nariño department: Barbacoas area; Cuaiquer del Alto Albí, Cuambíyaslambi, Cumbal, Mallama, and Ricaurte reservations; Pacific slopes of Andes
Where they live
Gospel status
The Awa-Cuaiquer are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Awa-Cuaiquer
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Primary language
Awa-Cuaiquer · Barbacoan family
78% speak Awa-Cuaiquer
Gospel resources in Awa-Cuaiquer
- Bible available, published 2006
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Awa-Cuaiquer)
Bibles
- 2002 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Awa-Cuaiquer
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Quaiquer in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108232) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awa-Cuaiquer | Ecuador | 3,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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