Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yawanawa - (ywn)

Alternate Name(s): Yawanawá, Iauanaua, Iauanauá, Jawanawa, Jawanaua, Yahuanahua

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

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Population: 550

Global Population: 550

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Yawanawa of Brazil, numbering 550, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Yawanawa. The primary religion practiced by the Yawanawa is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.

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