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The Cabiyari of Colombia

The Cabiyari of Colombia, numbering approximately 350 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Eastern Tucanoan Indigenous people of the Apaporis and Cananarí river regions of the Colombian Amazon whose identity is rooted in exogamous clan traditions, multilingual regional networks, and a shared northwest Amazon cultural heritage. They mostly adhere to Animism and Cabiyarí is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Colombia
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Cabiyarí (cbb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 350
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016221
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

98%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cabiyarí
Language Family: Arawakan

85%
%
Cabiyarí Speakers

Media Resources in Cabiyarí:

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Bible Resources in Cabiyarí:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
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Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Cabiyari Across Countries (ROP3 - 101837) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CabiyariPG016221CabiyariColombia350Unengaged and UnreachedCabiyaríAnimism

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