People group profile · PG017160
The Tuyuka of Brazil
The Tuyuka of Brazil, numbering about 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the Eastern Tukanoan language family, living in the northwestern Amazon along the Uaupés (Vaupés) River basin, spanning Brazil (Amazonas state) and parts of Colombia.
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 Tuyuca.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 1,100
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Tuyuca (tue)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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
- primarily in the Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, along tributaries of the Uaupés River such as the Tiquié River
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tuyuka 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Tuyuka
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
56% adherents
Primary language
Tuyuca · Tucanoan family
79% speak Tuyuca
Gospel resources in Tuyuca
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2004 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tuyuka
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Tuyuka in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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