Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Macushi - (mbc)

Alternate Name(s): Pemon, Teueia, Macuxi, Makusi, Makushi, Macushi, Macusi, Makusi, Teweya, Makuxi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Guyana

Also found in: Brazil; Venezuela

Population: 9,600

Global Population: 39,680

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Makuxi of Guyana, numbering 9,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 39,680 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Macushi. The primary religion practiced by the Makuxi is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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