People group profile · PG017473
The Awa-Cuaiquer of Ecuador
The Awa-Cuaiquer of Ecuador, numbering about 3,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chibchan-speaking people of the steep rainforest hills straddling northern Ecuador and southern Colombia, living in dispersed stilt houses along rivers like the Gualcala and San Juan and managing a communal forest reserve established in 1987.
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
- Ecuador
- Population
- 3,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Awa-Cuaiquer (kwi)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Awa-Cuaiquer 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 Awa-Cuaiquer
- 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
Awa-Cuaiquer · Barbacoan family
67% speak Awa-Cuaiquer
Gospel resources in Awa-Cuaiquer
- Bible available
- 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
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
Quaiquer in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108232) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awa-Cuaiquer | Colombia | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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