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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gavioa of Rondonia of Brazil

The Gavioa of Rondonia of Brazil, numbering approximately 600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a tribe of approximately 220 Amerindians who live in the state of Rondonia, Brazil and can also be known as Diguti, Ikõrõ, Gavião do Rondônia, Gavião de Jiparaná, Gavião Ikolen, Digut, Dingu Ikolen. They are an Indigenous people, in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Gavião Do Jiparaná.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Gavião Do Jiparaná (gvo)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016837
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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gavião Do Jiparaná
Language Family: Tupian

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Gavião Do Jiparaná Speakers

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Next steps for the Gavioa of Rondonia

The Gavioa of Rondonia are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Gavioa of Rondonia

The Gavioa of Rondonia are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Gavioa of Rondonia

The Gavioa of Rondonia are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

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But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
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Gaviao, Rondonia (ROP3 - 103252) reported in the following countries:

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