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People Name: | Tingui-Boto |
Country: | Brazil |
10/40 Window: | No |
Population: | 900 |
World Population: | 900 |
Primary Language: | Portuguese |
Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
Christian Adherents: | 0.00 % |
Evangelicals: | 0.00 % |
Scripture: | Complete Bible |
Ministry Resources: | Yes |
Jesus Film: | Yes |
Audio Recordings: | Yes |
People Cluster: | South American Indigenous |
Affinity Bloc: | Latin-Caribbean Americans |
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The Tingui-Boto language is a dialect of Tikuna. They live in Brazil’s Amazon region.
Their lifestyle is closely tied to the land. Fishing, hunting and farming are their livelihoods. They know a lot about medicinal plants and how to use blowguns for hunting.
The Tingui-Boto have their own traditional religious beliefs that involve the spirit world.
The Tingui-Boto people are in danger. Outside logging interests want to use their land, leaving this ethnic group without anything. They want to maintain their language and culture.
Pray for a movement of Jesus to heal and strengthen Tingui-Boto communities.
Pray for the Tingui-Boto people to understand and embrace that Jesus wants to bless their families and neighborhoods.
Pray for Holy Spirit anointed believers from the Tingui-Boto people to change their society from within.
Pray for a movement in which the Holy Spirit leads and empowers disciples to make more disciples.