• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN BARASANO OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16264

ROP: 107435

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Waimaha - (bao)

Alternate Name(s): Waimaha, Bará, "Bará", Barasano do Norte, Hanera, Waimaha, Pokangá-Tapuya, Pakang, Bará-Tukano, Pokanga, Waimaja, Barasano

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 100

Global Population: 150


PEID: 16264

ROP: 107435

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Northern Barasano of Colombia, numbering 100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 150 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Waimaha. The primary religion practiced by the Northern Barasano is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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