People group profile · PG016286
The Ticuna of Colombia
The Ticuna of Colombia, numbering about 7,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Ticuna.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 7,400
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Ticuna (tca)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Amazonas department: between Leticia and Perutate, north along the Amazon River
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ticuna 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 Ticuna
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
28% adherents
Primary language
Ticuna · Ticuna-Yuri family
100% speak Ticuna
Gospel resources in Ticuna
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 1986 Bible League International · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ticuna
- 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.
- 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.
Ticuna in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110039) is reported in 2 other countries.
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