People group profile · PG016292
The Western Tunebo of Colombia
The Western Tunebo of Colombia, numbering about 1,800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a western branch of the U'wa Indigenous people of northeastern Colombia who inhabit the slopes of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy region and maintain a distinct Western Tunebo variety within the broader U'wa cultural tradition.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Western Tunebo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 1,800
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Western Tunebo (tnb)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Norte de Santander and Santander departments: east of Floridablanca; some in Boyacá department
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Tunebo are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Tunebo
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
60% adherents
Primary language
Western Tunebo · Chibchan family
100% speak Western Tunebo
Gospel resources in Western Tunebo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Tunebo
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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