People group profile · PG017418
The South Bolivian Quechua of Bolivia
The South Bolivian Quechua of Bolivia, numbering about 1,845,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the Andean highlands of southwestern Bolivia.
They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak South Bolivian Quechua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bolivia
- Population
- 1,845,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- South Bolivian Quechua (quh)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Oruro departments
Where they live
Gospel status
The South Bolivian Quechua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the South Bolivian Quechua
- 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
South Bolivian Quechua · Quechuan family
100% speak South Bolivian Quechua
Gospel resources in South Bolivian Quechua
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1993 Bible Society of Bolivia · audio
- 2014 Bible Society of Bolivia · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the South Bolivian Quechua
- 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.
Quechua, South Bolivian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108236) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bolivian Quechua | Argentina | 218,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Quechua | United States | 1,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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