People group profile · PG043719
The Lowland Quechua of Colombia
The Lowland Quechua of Colombia, numbering about 475 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Eastern Tucanoan Indigenous people of the Apaporis and Pirá-Paraná river basin of the Colombian Amazon whose identity is rooted in exogamous clan traditions, communal maloca life, and stewardship of rainforest territories.
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 Napo Lowland Quechua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Colombia
- Population
- 475
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Napo Lowland Quechua (qvo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lowland 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 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Lowland 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
Napo Lowland Quechua · Quechuan family
100% speak Napo Lowland Quechua
Gospel resources in Napo Lowland Quechua
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Colegio Don Bosco · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lowland Quechua
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- 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.
Lowland Quechua in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napo Lowland Quichua | Ecuador | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Lowland Quichua | Peru | 11,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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